East Timorese Australians

East Timorese Australians
Total population
9,225 (by birth, 2011)[1]
7,085 (by ancestry, 2011)[2]
Languages
Portuguese · Tetum · Indonesian · Australian English
Religion
Christianity (mainly Roman Catholicism)

East Timorese Australians are Australian citizens of East Timorese descent or an East Timor-born person who resides in the Commonwealth of Australia.

East Timorese people in Australia are one of the largest groups of the East Timorese diaspora. They mainly speak Tetum, Portuguese and other local languages.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics. "The Timor-Leste-born Community". Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  2. ^ "The People of Australia – Statistics from the 2011 Census" (PDF). Australian Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2015.