New South Wales 21,527 Western Australia 4,078 South Australia 1,703 | Victoria 17,452 Queensland 3,475 Australian Capital Territory 1,416 | |
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Tamil Australians refers to Australians with a Tamil background. It includes people who speak Tamil, those whose ancestors were Tamil or those who identify with Tamil culture.
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Demographics
There are no exact figures for the number of Tamil Australians but according to the 2011 census there were 50,151 Australians, 0.23% of the population, who spoke Tamil at home. Tamil speaking Australians are of Indian, Sri Lankan, Singaporean and Malaysian ancestry.
As per 2011 census, over 39.59% of Tamil speaking Australians were born in Sri Lanka, 34.89% in India and 13.05% in Australia.
They live concentrated in Wentworthville, Pendle Hill, Girraween, Toongabbie and Strathfield in Sydney and in Glen Waverley and Dandenong North in Melbourne.
More than 80% have completed high school education which is only 50% for the general Australian population. More than 59% own their houses while more than 67% of the general population own their houses.