Total population | |
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55,843 (by ancestry, 2011) 19,092 (by birth, 2011). |
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Regions with significant populations | |
Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne | |
Languages | |
English, Samoan | |
Religion | |
Christian | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Samoans |
Samoan Australians refers to Australian citizens or residents who are of ethnic Samoan descent or Samoa-born people. Many Samoans live in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne.
According to the 2006 Australian census 15,244 Australians were born in Samoa and 193 in American Samoa while 39,992 claimed Samoan ancestry, either alone or with another ancestry.