French Australians

French Australians
Australiens d'origine française
Total population
French
36,028 (by birth, 2021)[1]
148,922 (by ancestry, 2021)[2]
Regions with significant populations
France-born people by state or territory
New South Wales8,936
Victoria5,615
Queensland4,980
Western Australia2,792
Languages
Religion
Related ethnic groups

French Australians (French: Australiens d'origine française), some of whom refer to themselves as Huguenots, are Australian citizens or residents of French ancestry, or French-born people who reside in Australia. According to the 2011 Census, there were 110,399 people of French descent in Australia and 24,675 French-born people residing in the country at the time of the census, representing an increase of 28.6 percent compared to the 2006 Census. The largest French Australian community is in the state of New South Wales, where they number 8,936 people, many of whom reside in Sydney.

  1. ^ "Birthplace". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Ancestry". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 April 2023.

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