Fijian Australians
| Regions with significant populations | |
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| Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne | |
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| 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
- Reagan Campbell Gillard
- Alipate Carlile
- Petero Civoniceva
- Jarryd Hayne
- Scott Higginbotham
- Sudesh Mishra
- Nic Naitanui
- Simone Nalatu
- Noa Nadruku
- Setanta Ó hAilpín
- David Rodan
- Tariq Sims
- John Sutton
- Manoa Thompson
- MC Trey
- Lote Tuqiri
Notes
- ^ Department of Immigration & Citizenship: Media - Publications: Statistics - Community Information Summaries
- ^ http://www.immi.gov.au/media/publications/statistics/comm-summ/_pdf/fiji.pdf
- ^ "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
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