Panjābī Āsṭrēlvī | |
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| Total population | |
| 239,033 (2021)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Victoria | 56,171 (2016)[2] |
 New South Wales | 33,435 (2016)[2] |
 Queensland | 17,991 (2016)[2] |
 Western Australia | 12,223 (2016)[2] |
 South Australia | 9,306 (2016)[2] |
 Australian Capital Territory | 2,215 (2016)[2] |
 Northern Territory | 670 (2016)[2] |
 Tasmania | 489 (2016)[2] |
| Languages | |
| Punjabi · Hindi · Urdu · English | |
| Religion | |
 Sikhism ·  Hinduism ·  Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Indian Australians · Pakistani Australians | |
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Punjabi Australians areAustralians who are ofPunjabi descent. According to the2016 census,Punjabi is one of the fastest-growing languages in Australia, with 132,499 individuals identifying as Punjabi-speakers.[2][3] This is an increase from 71,230 individuals in 2011 and 26,000 individuals in 2006, representing a five-fold growth in 10 years.[2]
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When ordered state-wise, the largest population of Punjabis is inVictoria (56,171 individuals), followed byNew South Wales (33,435),Queensland (17,991),Western Australia (12,223),South Australia (9,306), theAustralian Capital Territory (2,215), theNorthern Territory (670) andTasmania (489). Over 40 percent of Punjabi Australians are between the age bracket of 25 to 34 years.[2] 55.6% of Punjabis are males and 44.4% are females, compared to the national average of 49.3% and 50.7% respectively.[4] Most Punjabi-speakers earned a weekly income of$800 to $999. 8.9% of Punjabi men stated they did not earn an income, compared to 30.3% of women.[4]
According to the 2016 census, out of the people who identified as Punjabi-speakers, the vast majority declared themselves asSikhs (108,276 people, comprising 82.9%), followed byHindus (16,546 people, comprising 12.7%) andMuslims (1,495 people, comprising 1.1%), while 2,214 individuals declared no religion (1.7%).[2]
78.1% (102,661 people) of Punjabi-speakers listedIndia as their country of birth, followed by 17.3% (22,808 people) in Australia; 0.9% (1,192 people) inPakistan (separately,Pakistani Australians had a population of 61,913 in the 2016 census);[5] and another 0.9% (1,163 people) inMalaysia.[2] Punjabi was the most commonly spoken mother tongue amongstIndian Australians, with 22 percent of all Indian-born Australians stating they spoke Punjabi at home; it was followed byHindi,Malayalam andGujarati.[6] Punjabi is also amongst the top ten most spokenlanguages of Australia, and the seventh most common language inMelbourne, where it is spoken by 1.2% of the city's population.[4] Over 90 percent of Punjabi-speakers reported that they spokeEnglish "very well" or "well".[4]
The suburb ofCraigieburn in Victoria had one of the largest proportion of Punjabis, where 3,937 people or 9.8% of people identified as Punjabi, followed byBlacktown in New South Wales, where 3,243 people or 8.1% of people were Punjabis.[4] The farming town ofWoolgoolga in upper New South Wales is home to one of the earliest and largest Punjabi Sikh populations inregional Australia, dating back to the start of the 20th century.[7] It was also the site of Australia's firstgurdwara.[7]
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