| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 138,463 (2021, by ancestry) 122,506 (2021, by country of birth)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Sydney · Melbourne | |
| Languages | |
| English · Nepali | |
| Religion | |
| Majority Hinduism · Buddhism · Kirant Mundhum · Christian minorities. | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Non Resident Nepali |
Nepali Australians are the citizens and residents in Australia whose ethnic origins lie fully or partially in Nepal. Nepali started to settle in Australia from the 1960s,[2] but the vast majority of Nepali Australians arrived after 2006.[3]
Australian residents of Nepali origin have significantly increased in recent years: in the 2021 census, 138,463 people reported Nepali ancestry, 0.54% of the total population. Just five years before, in the 2016 census, there were only 62,806 people with Nepali ancestry. This follows after the population of this community quardrupled in the 5 years to 2011, and doubled again in the 5 years in 2016.[4][3]
- ^ ABS - Census 2021 - Cultural Diversity Summary
- ^ Pariyar, Mitra (2018). "Travelling castes: Nepalese immigrants in Australia". South Asian Diaspora. 11 (1): 89. doi:10.1080/19438192.2018.1523091.
- ^ a b Department of Home Affairs, Nepal-born Community Information Summary
- ^ ABS Census data 2016 and 2021, via .id Community https://profile.id.com.au/australia/ancestry?EndYear=2016&DataType=UR
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