Fijian Australians
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Fijians |
Fijian Australians refers to Australian citizens or residents of Australia who are of ethnic iTaukei or Indian 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.
Notable Fijian Australians
Fijian Australians of iTaukei ethnicity
- Reagan Campbell-Gillard
- Alipate Carlile
- Petero Civoniceva
- Ellia Green
- Jarryd Hayne
- Scott Higginbotham
- Apisai Koroisau
- Chris Kuridrani
- Tevita Kuridrani
- Setanta Ó hAilpín
- Nemani Nadolo
- Noa Nadruku
- Nic Naitanui
- Simone Nalatu
- Paulini
- Esava Ratugolea
- David Rodan
- John Sutton
- Manoa Thompson
- MC Trey
- Lote Tuqiri
- Samu Wara
- Jason Bukuya
- Tariq Sims
Fijian Australians of Indian ethnicity
References
- ^ Ancestry
- ^ Birthplace
- ^ "The Fiji-born Community" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-09-12. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ^ "20680-Country of Birth of Person (full classification list) by Sex - Australia" (Microsoft Excel download). 2011 Census. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2013-04-08. Total count of persons: 19,855,288
- ^ "Fijian Culture - Population Statistics". Cultural Atlas. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
Notes
- ^ At least 5% of Norfolk Island has Fijian heritage.
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Ancestral background of Australian citizens
- Angolan
- Beninese
- Burundian
- Cameroonian
- Congolese
- Eritrean
- Ethiopian
- Gabonese
- Gambian
- Ghanaian
- Guinean
- Ivorian
- Kenyan
- Liberian
- Malawian
- Malian
- Mauritian
- Nigerian
- Rwandan
- Senegalese
- Sierra Leonean
- South African
- Tanzanian
- Togolese
- Ugandan
- Zambian
- Zimbabwean
- American
- Canadian
- Hispanic and Latin American
- Argentine
- Bolivian
- Brazilian
- Chilean
- Colombian
- Cuban
- Ecuadorian
- Guatemalan
- Honduran
- Mexican
- Panamanian
- Paraguayan
- Peruvian
- Puerto Rican
- Salvadoran
- Uruguayan
- Venezuelan
- Jamaican
- Trinidadian and Tobagonian
- Afghan
- Armenian
- Azerbaijani
- Bangladeshi
- Bengali
- Bhutanese
- Burmese
- Chin
- Karen
- Mon
- Cambodian
- Chinese
- East Timorese
- Filipino
- Georgian
- Indian
- Indonesian
- Acehnese
- Balinese
- Javanese
- Madurese
- Sundanese
- Japanese
- Kazakh
- Korean
- Kyrgyz
- Laotian
- Malaysian
- Bruneian
- Kadazan
- Temoq
- Maldivian
- Mongolian
- Nepali
- Pakistani
- Pathan
- Singaporean
- Sri Lankan
- Tajik
- Tatar
- Thai
- Turkmen
- Uzbek
- Vietnamese
- Hmong
- Mien
- Albanian
- Anglo-Celtic
- Austrian
- Belgian
- Belarusian
- Bosnian
- Bulgarian
- Croatian
- Cypriot
- Czech
- Danish
- Dutch
- Estonian
- French
- Finnish
- German
- Greek
- Hungarian
- Icelandic
- Italian
- Latvian
- Lithuanian
- Macedonian
- Maltese
- Montenegrin
- Norwegian
- Polish
- Portuguese
- Romani
- Romanian
- Russian
- Serbian
- Slovak
- Slovene
- Spanish
- Swedish
- Swiss
- Ukrainian
and
North Africa
- Fijian
- Niuean
- Ni-Vanuatu
- New Zealander
- Papua New Guinean
- Samoan
- South Sea Islander
- Tongan
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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