Indian Australian

Infobox Ethnic group
group = Indian Australian


caption = Notable Indian Australians: Daniel Kerr
poptime = 243,722 (by ancestry, 2006)cite web |url=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&
title=2006 Census Tables by Topic]
147,106 (by birth, 2006) [ [http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/c311215.nsf/20564c23f3183fdaca25672100813ef1/c0068b1ac97e3ce0ca2571dc001a9d9f!OpenDocument Australian Bureau of Statistics - Ethnic Media Package - India spreadsheet] ]

popplace = Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth
langs = Australian English, Various Indian languages
rels = Hinduism, Christianity, Sikhism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism, Islam, Judaism, Others
related =

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. [cite web| url = http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/928AF7A0CB6F969FCA25732C00207852?opendocument#CHARACTERISTICS%20OF%20MIGRANTS | title = Migration: permanent additions to Australia's population | work = 4102.0 - Australian Social Trends, 2007 | date = 7 August 2007| publisher = Australian Bureau of Statistics | accessdate = 2008-05-30]

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. [ [http://www.indiaoz.com.au/literature/articles/india-aust-immigration.shtml indiaoz.com.au] ] [ [http://www.workpermit.com/news/2004_01_21/australia/more_indians.htm workpermit.com] ]

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. [ [http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/c311215.nsf/20564c23f3183fdaca25672100813ef1/c0068b1ac97e3ce0ca2571dc001a9d9f!OpenDocument Australian Bureau of Statistics - Ethnic Media Package - India spreadsheet] ] . 243,722 Australian residents declared that had Indian ancestry, either alone or in combination with another ancestry. [ [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& 2006 census Data : View by Location ] ]

Notable Indian Australians

See

ee also

Non-resident Indian and Person of Indian Origin

References

External links

* [http://www.migrationheritage.nsw.gov.au/exhibitions/southasianstories/ Packing To Leave: Saris, Suits and Spices]