Indians in Australia
If anyone in India thinks of settling abroad, Australia definitely comes up to their mind. That may be due to the “Most Livable City” — Melbourne or due to post study work visa policy for students. Being an expat to any country is strenuous but because of the friendly and vibrant culture of Australians which compliments the Indian culture one can easily get settled without facing any difficulties.
Quick facts about Indians in Australia:
· In the 2011 Australian Census 390,894 people identified as having Indian ancestry with 295,362 having been born in India.
· There is one temple each in these 5 states of Australia: Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia.
· India was the fourth major source of permanent migrants to Australia behind the United Kingdom, New Zealand and China.
· At the 2011 census, 53.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 34.3% of people had both parents born overseas.
· In 2011–12 Indians were one of the largest groups of permanent migrants to Australia.
These are the top 10 widely spoken languages in Australia apart from the 15,581,333 only English speakers:
Top 3 ethnicity of Indians in Australia
Top 3 States with significant Indian Population
We asked some of the Indians in Australia whether they send money back home and here are the few answers given by them:
“I send money back home very often. I would say, say once every three months. We have two different families, my family and my husband’s family as well, so we send money back for different reasons.”
“My father is retired, mum is a homemaker and for them money is a basic necessity and they need it on a daily basis and I’m the only source of income for my family. Sometimes medical issues arise as well and we also bought a house recently, so I sent money home to be utilized for that.”
“I send money back home mostly for investment purposes. I have a dream to own a house over there and so I send a little amount every month so that I have savings and can build my own house.”
The population of Indians in Australia is growing every year. Even the Australian government is working to strengthen the ties with India. When it comes to remittances, India received $1,796,000,000 (Source) from Australia. InstaReM has consistently topped the charts for two quarters on World Bank’s website for being the most cost-efficient remittance provider (AUD-INR corridor). Register at www.instarem.com now to get AU$10 extra on your first transaction simply by applying the code “WEB”.
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