Total population | |
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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 Wales | 8,936 |
Victoria | 5,615 |
Queensland | 4,980 |
Western Australia | 2,792 |
Languages | |
Religion | |
Related ethnic groups | |
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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.