| Total population | |
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| 66,043 Fijian (by ancestry, 2021)[1] 16,211 Fijian Indian (by ancestry, 2011) 68,961 (by birth, 2021)[2] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Sydney • Brisbane • Melbourne[a] | |
| Languages | |
| English • Fijian • Fiji Hindi | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism • Christianity • Islam | |
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| Fijians |
Fijian Australians refers to Australian citizens or residents of Australia who are of ethnic iTaukeiorIndian descent. Most Fijians Australians live in New South Wales (Sydney), Queensland (Brisbane) and Victoria (Melbourne).[3]
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.[4] Most Fijians in Australia are Indo-Fijians. In 2011, 57% of Fijian-born reported either 'Indian' or 'Fijian-Indian' ancestry.[5]
Many Fijian Australians have established names for themselves in professional Australian sport, particularly in rugby union, rugby league and Australian rules football.
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according to Reflecting a Nation: Stories from the 2011 Census, 2012–2013 and Census of Population and Housing: Reflecting Australia - Stories from the Census, 2016 | ||
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