Asian Australians

Asian Australians
Total population
Approximately 17.4% of the population (2021 census)[1][A]
Regions with significant populations
Languages
Australian English · Asian languages
Religion
Buddhism · Christianity · Hinduism · Sikhism · Islam · East Asian religions · Indian religions · other religions

Asian Australians are Australians of Asian ancestry, including naturalised Australians who are immigrants from various regions in Asia and descendants of such immigrants. At the 2021 census, the proportion of the population identifying as Asian amounted to approximately 17.4 percent with breakdowns of 6.5 percent from Southern and Central Asia, 6.4 percent from North-East Asia, and 4.5 percent from South-East Asia.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b "Cultural diversity data summary". abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
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  3. ^ "Understanding and using Ancestry data". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 28 June 2022.
  4. ^ Anna Shnukal; Guy Ramsay; Yuriko Nagata (2017). Navigating Boundaries: The Asian Diaspora in Torres Strait. Pandanus Books. ISBN 9781921934377. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  5. ^ Christmas Island District High School. "Island induction - Christmas Island District High School". Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  6. ^ Simone Dennis (2008). Christmas Island: An Anthropological Study. Cambria Press. pp. 91–. ISBN 9781604975109. Archived from the original on 31 December 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Culture and Language". Cocos Keeling Islands www.cocoskeelingislands.com.au. Archived from the original on 2 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.


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