Population Statistics
Mauritius
Population
|
1,348,242 |
|
[July 2016 est.] |
Language
| Kreol | 86.5% |
|---|---|
| Bhojpuri | 5.3% |
| French | 4.1% |
| Other | 2.6% |
| Two languages | 1.4% |
| Unspecified | 0.1% |
|
[2011 est.] |
|
Religion
| Hinduism | 48.5% |
|---|---|
| Roman Catholic Christianity | 26.3% |
| Islam | 17.3% |
| Other Christianity | 6.4% |
| Other | 0.6% |
| None | 0.7% |
|
[2011 est.] |
|
Ethnicity
|
Indo-Mauritian |
|
Creole |
|
Sino-Mauritian |
|
Franco-Mauritian |
Australians with Mauritian Ancestry
| 30,749 ] |
| [Census, 2016] |
Mauritians in Australia
Population
|
24,329 |
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
This figure refers to the number of Australian residents that were born in Mauritius. |
Median Age
|
49 |
|
[Census, 2016] |
Gender
| Male | 48.8% |
|---|---|
| Female | 51.2% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
Religion
| Catholic Christianity | 63.4% |
|---|---|
| Hinduism | 11.5% |
| Christianity [undefined] | 3.1% |
| Islam | 2.5% |
| Other Religion | 8.1% |
| No Religion | 7.4% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
Ancestry
| Mauritian | 44.0% |
|---|---|
| French | 19.4% |
| Indian | 10.8% |
| Chinese | 8.3% |
| Other Ancestry | 17.4% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
Language Spoken at Home
| French | 48.9% |
|---|---|
| English | 24.6% |
| Mauritian Creole | 16.0% |
| French Creole [not defined] | 8.2% |
| Other Languages | 1.7% |
|
Of those who speak a language other than English at home, 96.2% speak English fluently. |
|
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
Diaspora
| Victoria | 46.6% |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 23.6% |
| Western Australia | 18.9% |
| Queensland | 6.4% |
| Other | 4.5% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
Arrival to Australia
| Prior to 2007 | 68.2% |
|---|---|
| 2007 - 2011 | 20.4% |
| 2012 - 2016 | 9.4% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
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