Indian Australian
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| Notable Indian Australians: Daniel Kerr |
| Total population |
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| 243,722 (by ancestry, 2006)[1] 147,106 (by birth, 2006)[2] |
| Regions with significant populations |
| Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth |
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| Religion |
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Hinduism, Christianity, Sikhism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism, Islam, Judaism, Others |
Indian Australians are Australian citizens or residents of Indian origin or descent. They include both those who are Australian by birth, and increasingly, those born in India or elsewhere in the Indian diaspora. They are one of the fastest growing ethnic groups in Australia today.
In 2005-6 India was the fourth major source of permanent migrants to Australia behind the United Kingdom, New Zealand and China. Between 2000–01 and 2005–06, the number of skilled migrants coming to Australia from India increased from 4,700 to 12,300 people.[3]
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[edit] History
The first Indians that arrived in Australia were predominantly Punjabis from the Punjab region in north-western India, religiously, they were predominantly Sikhs and Muslims. Between 1860 and 1901, more Indians arrived and worked as agricultural labourers, hawkers and domestic help. A number of Indians also worked in the gold fields.
Migration from India was curtailed after the Australian Government introduced the Immigration Restriction Act 1901, but following India's independence from Britain in 1947, the number of Anglo-Indians and Indian-born British citizens immigrating to Australia increased.[4][5]
[edit] Demographics
At the 2006 Census 147,106 Australian residents declared that they were born in India, of which 79,025 held Australian citizenship. The states with the largest Indian-born residents were New South Wales (57,156), Victoria (52,853) and Western Australia (15,157).
64,968 declared they were Hindu and 49,975 declared they were Christian. Other minorities include Muslims and Sikhs. [2]. 243,722 Australian residents declared that had Indian ancestry, either alone or in combination with another ancestry. [6]
In 2009 there were an additional 90,000 Indian Students studying at Australian tertiary institutions according to Prime Minister Rudd.[7]
[edit] 2009 attacks
Indian minorities in Australia experienced a spate of attacks and robberies in 2009, particularly in Sydney and Melbourne[8][9][10]. The incidents reached the status of public prominence when an Australian doctor of Indian origins was attacked and hospitalized. The Federation of Indian Students in Australia claimed the attacks were motivated out of racism and were not being sufficiently addressed by the Australian government, and in response staged a major protest in Melbourne[11]. Earlier in 2009 a similar protest took place in Melbourne over attacks on taxi drivers.
[edit] Notable Indian Australians
See: Category:Australians of Indian descent
[edit] See also
Non-resident Indian and Person of Indian Origin
[edit] References
- ^ "2006 Census Tables by Topic". http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/PopularAreas?ReadForm&prenavtabname=Popular%20Locations&type=popular&&navmapdisplayed=true&javascript=true&textversion=false&collection=Census&period=2006&producttype=Census%20Tables&method=Place%20of%20Usual%20Residence&productlabel=Ancestry%20by%20Country%20of%20Birth%20of%20Parents&breadcrumb=POTL&topic=Ancestry&.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics - Ethnic Media Package - India spreadsheet
- ^ "Migration: permanent additions to Australia's population". 4102.0 - Australian Social Trends, 2007. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 7 August 2007. http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/928AF7A0CB6F969FCA25732C00207852?opendocument#CHARACTERISTICS%20OF%20MIGRANTS. Retrieved on 2008-05-30.
- ^ indiaoz.com.au
- ^ workpermit.com
- ^ 2006 census Data : View by Location
- ^ Rudd reassures Indian students
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