Population Statistics
South Korea
Population
|
51,069,000 |
|
[Census, 2015] |
Language
|
Korean [official] |
|
English |
Religion
| No Religion | 56.9% |
|---|---|
| Protestant Christianity | 19.7% |
| Buddhism | 15.5% |
| Catholic Christianity | 7.9% |
|
[Census, 2015] |
|
Ethnicity
| Korean | 96% |
|---|---|
| Foreign nationals | 2.7% |
|
[Census, 2015] |
|
Cultural Dimensions
|
60 |
|
|
18 |
|
|
39 |
|
|
85 |
|
|
100 |
|
|
29 |
|
Australians with Korean Ancestry
| 123,017 |
| [Census, 2016] |
Koreans in Australia
Population
|
98,776 |
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
This figure refers to the number of Australian residents that were born in South Korea. |
Median Age
| 32 |
| [Census, 2016] |
Gender
| Male | 46.9% |
|---|---|
| Female | 53.1% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
Religion
| Catholic Christianity | 38.9% |
|---|---|
| Anglican Christianity | 32.1% |
| Christianity [undefined] | 5.9% |
| Presbyterian and Reformed Christianity | 5.9% |
| Other Religion | 11.5% |
| No Religion | 2.3% |
| Not Stated | 2.5% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
Ancestry
| Korean | 95.0% |
|---|---|
| English | 2.1% |
| Australian | 1.0% |
| Chinese | 0.7% |
| Other Ancestry | 1.2% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
Language Spoken at Home
| Korean | 90.1% |
|---|---|
| English | 8.7% |
| Mandarin | 0.3% |
| Other | 0.6% |
|
Of those who speak a language other than English at home, 66.2% speak English fluently. |
|
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
Diaspora
| New South Wales | 56.1% |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 16.8% |
| Victoria | 13.7% |
| Western Australia | 5.5% |
| Other | 7.9% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
Arrival to Australia
| Prior to 2007 | 46.4% |
|---|---|
| 2007 - 2011 | 23.5% |
| 2012 - 2016 | 25.3% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
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