{"id":6716,"date":"2022-12-02T04:06:07","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T17:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.everythingindian.com.au\/blog\/?p=6716"},"modified":"2022-12-02T14:05:34","modified_gmt":"2022-12-02T03:05:34","slug":"indians-making-it-big-in-australia-indian-population-in-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.everythingindian.com.au\/blog\/indians-making-it-big-in-australia-indian-population-in-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Indians Making It Big In Australia- Indian Population in Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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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.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

According to 2018 data from the Ministry of External Affairs, 496,000 (4.96 lakh) Indians live in Australia.<\/p>\n

\u25cf PIOs (Persons of Indian Origin) \u2013 255,000
\n\u25cf NRIs (Non-Resident Indians) \u2013 241,000<\/p>\n

Indo-Australian Population in 2022<\/h2>\n

Indians make up around 3% of the Australian population & the approximate population of Indians in Australia as of 2022 is 7.21 Lakhs.<\/p>\n

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

Let’s examine the states and cities in Australia where there are a lot of Indians.<\/p>\n

State Wise Population Of Indians In Australia<\/h2>\n

1. Australian Capital Territory \u2013 16000
\n2. Tasmania 4000
\n3. Northern Territory \u2013 5000
\n4. Western Australia 80 thousand
\n5. South Australia 39 thousand
\n6. New South Wales \u2013 2.45 Lakhs
\n7. Victoria \u2013 2.54 Lacs
\n8. Queensland \u2013 88 thousand<\/p>\n

City Wise Population Of Indians In Australia<\/h2>\n

1. Perth \u2013 75000
\n2. Brisbane- 65000
\n3. Adelaide \u2013 35000
\n4. Sydney \u2013 2.30 Lacs
\n5. Melbourne \u2013 2.40 Lacs
\n6. Canberra \u2013 8000
\n7. Darwin \u2013 5000<\/p>\n

Indians In Australia Practise Several Religions.<\/h2>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Minority Indian Australians practise other religions as well, including Buddhism, Jainism, Christianity, Islam, and Zoroastrianism.<\/p>\n

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Also Read : <\/span>How To Apply For Australian Citizenship With This Mini<\/a><\/div>\n

Wrapping It Up!<\/h2>\n

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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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