Nepalese Australians
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 138,463 (2021, by ancestry) 414,650 (2021, by country of birth) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Sydney · Brisbane | |
| Languages | |
| English(common medium) · Maithili(2nd largest){{.}}Nepali(Largest speakers) | |
| Religion | |
| Majority Hinduism · Buddhism · Kirant Mundhum · minorities. | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Non Resident Nepali |
Nepali or Nepalese Australians (Nepali: नेपाली अष्ट्रेलियन) are Australians whose ethnic origins lie fully or partially in any part of Nepal. People from Nepal started to settle in Australia from the 1960s, but the vast majority of Nepali Australians arrived after 2006.
Australian residents of Nepali origin have significantly increased in recent years: in the 2021 census, 138,463 people reported Nepali ancestry, 0.54% of the total population. Just five years before, in the 2016 census, there were only 62,806 people with Nepali ancestry. This follows after the population of this community quardrupled in the 5 years to 2011, and doubled again in the 5 years in 2016.