Population Statistics
Somalia
Population
|
11,031,386 |
|
[July 2017 est.] |
|
All statistics are rough estimates. There has been no census since 1975 and population data is complicated by the large number of nomads and displaced peoples. |
Language
|
Somali [official] |
|
Arabic [official] |
|
Italian |
|
English |
Religion
|
Sunni Islam [official] |
Ethnicity
| Somali | 85% |
|---|---|
| Bantu and other non-Somali | 15% |
Australians with Somali Ancestry
| 16,169 |
| [Census, 2016] |
Somalis in Australia
Population
|
7,668 |
|
[Census 2016] |
|
This figure refers to the number of Australian residents that were born in Somalia. However, many Somalis were also born in surrounding countries during periods of displacement. Therefore, the number of Somalis in Australia is likely to be much higher. |
Median Age
|
34 |
|
[Census 2016] |
Gender
| Male | 47.1% |
|---|---|
| Female | 52.9% |
|
[Census 2016] |
|
Religion
| Islam | 93.4% |
|---|---|
| No Religion | 1.5% |
| Other | 0.6% |
| Not Stated | 4.3% |
|
[Census 2016] |
|
Ancestry
| Somali | 85.8% |
|---|---|
| African [undefined] | 6.0% |
| English | 2.1% |
| Australian | 1.2% |
| Other Ancestry | 4.8% |
|
[Census 2016] |
|
Language Spoken at Home
| Somali | 88.7% |
|---|---|
| English | 4.6% |
| Arabic | 2.8% |
| Swahili | 0.3% |
| Other Languages | 1.7% |
|
Of those who speak a language other than English at home, 78.2% speak English fluently. |
|
|
[Census 2016] |
|
Diaspora
| Victoria | 50.9% |
|---|---|
| Western Australia | 17.4% |
| Queensland | 16.6% |
| New South Wales | 10.7% |
| Other | 4.4% |
|
[Census 2016] |
|
Arrival to Australia
| Prior to 1995 | 16.1% |
|---|---|
| 1996 - 2005 | 35.3% |
| 2006 - 2015 | 42.1% |
|
[Census 2016] |
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