Fijian Australians
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Total population | |
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(23,770 Fijian and 16,211 Fijian Indian (by ancestry, 2011) 56,979 (by birth, 2011)[1]) |
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Regions with significant populations | |
Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne | |
Languages | |
English | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Fijians |
Fijian Australians refers to Australian citizens or residents of Australia who are of ethnic Fijian descent or Fiji-born people. Most Fijians live in New South Wales (Sydney), Queensland (Brisbane) and Victoria (Melbourne).[2]
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.[3]
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
- Alipate Carlile
- Petero Civoniceva
- Jarryd Hayne
- Sudesh Mishra
- Nic Naitanui
- Simone Nalatu
- Noa Nadruku
- Setanta Ó hAilpín
- David Rodan
- Tariq Sims
- John Sutton
- Manoa Thompson
- MC Trey
- Lote Tuqiri
Notes
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- ↑ Department of Immigration & Citizenship: Media - Publications: Statistics - Community Information Summaries
- ↑ http://www.immi.gov.au/media/publications/statistics/comm-summ/_pdf/fiji.pdf
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