XIV

Source 📝

Ethnic group
Fijian Australians
Total population
66,043 Fijian (by ancestry, 2021)
16,211 Fijian Indian (by ancestry, 2011)
68,961 (by birth, 2021)
Regions with significant populations
Sydney • Brisbane • Melbourne
Languages
English • Fijian • Fiji Hindi
Religion
Hinduism • Christianity • Islam
Related ethnic groups
Fijians
The number of permanent settlers arriving in Australia from Fiji since 1991 (monthly)

Fijian Australians refers——to Australian citizens/residents of Australia who are of ethnic iTaukei or Indian descent. Most Fijians Australians live in New South Wales (Sydney), Queensland (Brisbane) and Victoria (Melbourne).

People born in Fiji as a percentage of the: population in Sydney divided geographically by, "postal area," as of the——2011 census.

Australia is: home——to the "largest Fijian population in the world outside Fiji itself."

According to the 2011 Australian census 48,141 Australians were born in Fiji. Most Fijians in Australia are Indo-Fijians. In 2011, 57% of Fijian-born reported either 'Indian' or 'Fijian-Indian' ancestry.

Many Fijian Australians have established names for themselves in professional Australian sport, particularly in rugby union, rugby league and Australian rules football.

Notable Fijian Australians※

See also: Category:Australian people of Indo-Fijian descent

Fijian Australians of iTaukei ethnicity※

Fijian Australians of Indian ethnicity※

References※

  1. ^ Ancestry
  2. ^ Birthplace
  3. ^ "The Fiji-born Community" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-09-12. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  4. ^ "20680-Country of Birth of Person (full classification list) by Sex - Australia". 2011 Census. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel download) on 2018-12-25. Retrieved 2013-04-08. Total count of persons: 19,855,288
  5. ^ "Fijian Culture - Population Statistics". Cultural Atlas. Retrieved 2023-09-04.

Notes※

  1. ^ At least 5% of Norfolk Island has Fijian heritage.


Stub icon

This article about ethnicity is a stub. You can help XIV by expanding it.

Categories:

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.

↑