145,430 born in Sri Lanka (2021)[1] Over 0.48% of the population
Regions with significant populations
Victoria
55,8351
New South Wales
28,7131
Queensland
9,7561
Western Australia
7,8001
South Australia
3,7851
Australian Capital Territory
2,7741
Northern Territory
4471
Tasmania
7751
Languages
English, Sinhala, Tamil
Religion
Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism and Islam
Related ethnic groups
Sri Lankans
1 Populations based on Sri Lankan born population only, 2016 census.[2]
Sri Lankan Australians (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලාංකික ඕස්ට්රේලියානුවන්, Tamil: இலங்கை ஆஸ்திரேலியர்கள்) are people of Sri Lankan heritage living in Australia; this includes Sri Lankans by birth and by ancestry. Sri Lankan Australians constitute one of the largest groups of Overseas Sri Lankan communities and are the largest diasporic Sri Lankan community in Oceania. Sri Lankan Australians consist of people with Sinhalese, Tamil, Moor, Burgher, Malay and Chinese origins among others.[3]
^"2021 People in Australia who were born in Sri Lanka, Census Country of birth QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics".
^"Community Information Summary Sri Lanka-born" (PDF). Department of Immigration and Citizenship.
^"People of Sri Lanka" (PDF). The Ministry of National Coexistence, Dialogue and Official Languages. March 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 January 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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