Indians Making It Big In Australia- Indian Population in Australia

According to the Ministry of External Affairs, 32 million non-resident Indians (NRIs) and people of Indian origin (PIOs) live outside of India, making it the country with the biggest diaspora worldwide.

According to 2018 data from the Ministry of External Affairs, 496,000 (4.96 lakh) Indians live in Australia.

● PIOs (Persons of Indian Origin) – 255,000
● NRIs (Non-Resident Indians) – 241,000

Indo-Australian Population in 2022

Indians make up around 3% of the Australian population & the approximate population of Indians in Australia as of 2022 is 7.21 Lakhs.

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, 673,352 people in Australia were born in India overall, and 783,958 people have Indian ancestry.

Let’s examine the states and cities in Australia where there are a lot of Indians.

State Wise Population Of Indians In Australia

1. Australian Capital Territory – 16000
2. Tasmania 4000
3. Northern Territory – 5000
4. Western Australia 80 thousand
5. South Australia 39 thousand
6. New South Wales – 2.45 Lakhs
7. Victoria – 2.54 Lacs
8. Queensland – 88 thousand

City Wise Population Of Indians In Australia

1. Perth – 75000
2. Brisbane- 65000
3. Adelaide – 35000
4. Sydney – 2.30 Lacs
5. Melbourne – 2.40 Lacs
6. Canberra – 8000
7. Darwin – 5000

Indians In Australia Practise Several Religions.

In Australia, there are 684,002 Hindus, 80-85% of them are of Indian descent, according to the census taken in 2021. About 444,000 Indian Australians identify as Hindus, making up most of the population.

Most Hindus in Australia reside along the eastern coast, namely in Melbourne and Sydney. Greater Sydney has 39% of the world’s Hindu population, Greater Melbourne 29%, Greater Brisbane 8%, and Greater Perth 8%. The Australian Capital Territory (2.57%) and New South Wales (2.43%) have the largest proportions of Hindus, while Queensland (0.98%) and Tasmania (0.50%) have the lowest.

There were 210,400 Sikhs in Australia, 39% of whom resided in Greater Melbourne, 21% in Greater Sydney, and 10% in Greater Brisbane. Victoria (0.89%) and the Australian Capital Territory (0.54%) have the highest proportions of Sikhs, while the Northern Territory (0.28%) and Tasmania (0.10%) have the lowest.

Minority Indian Australians practise other religions as well, including Buddhism, Jainism, Christianity, Islam, and Zoroastrianism.

Wrapping It Up!

Over 4,000 years ago, Indians made Australia their abode, and now they “toil with hearts and hands to make this Commonwealth of ours renowned of all the lands”. Indians now assume their long-due place in Australian society.