Population Statistics
Fiji
Population
|
915,303 |
|
[July 2016 est.] |
Language
|
Fijian – spoken by most native Fijians |
|
Fiji Hindi – spoken by most Indo-Fijians |
|
English |
|
Most people speak the language of their own community as well as English, which is used widely in business, government and educational institutions. |
Religion
| Protestant Christianity | 45.0% |
|---|---|
| Hindiusm | 27.9% |
| Other Christianity | 10.4% |
| Catholic Christianity | 9.1% |
| Islam | 6.3% |
| Other | 1.4% |
|
[2007 est.] |
|
Ethnicity
| Native Fijian [iTaukei] | 56.8% |
|---|---|
| Indo-Fijian | 37.5% |
| Rotuman | 1.2% |
| Other including European, part-European, other Pacific Islanders and Chinese | 4.5% |
|
[2007 est.] |
|
Cultural Dimensions
|
78 |
|
|
14 |
|
|
46 |
|
|
48 |
|
|
– |
|
|
– |
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Australians with Fijian Ancestry
|
50,509 |
|
[Census, 2016] |
Fijians in Australia
Population
|
61,469 |
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
This figure refers to the number of Australian residents that were born in Fiji. |
Median Age
|
45 |
|
[Census, 2016] |
Gender
| Male | 53.9% |
|---|---|
| Female | 46.2% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
Religion
| Hinduism | 45.9% |
|---|---|
| Islam | 11.4% |
| Catholic Christianity | 8.1% |
| Uniting Church Christianity | 5.0% |
| Other Religion | 18.1% |
| No Religion | 7.3% |
| Not Stated | 4.0% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
Ancestry
| Indian | 42.1% |
|---|---|
| Fijian | 26.5% |
| Fijian Indian | 10.7% |
| English | 4.7% |
| Other Ancestry | 16.1% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
Languages Spoken at Home
| Hindi | 54.4% |
|---|---|
| English | 23.9% |
| Fijian | 10.7% |
| Fijian Hindustani | 3.6% |
| Other Languages | 6.6% |
|
Of those who speak a language other than English at home, 95.2% speak English fluently. |
|
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
Diaspora
| New South Wales | 55.1% |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 20.5% |
| Victoria | 17.6% |
| Western Australia | 2.2% |
| Other | 4.6% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
Arrival to Australia
| Prior to 2007 | 74.4% |
|---|---|
| 2007 - 2011 | 13.0% |
| 2012 - 2016 | 9.6% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
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