Community Profile
Community Profile & Population Data
Lebanese Community Profile and Population in Victoria
Australia‘s Total Population
(2006 Census)
Australia’s total population is: 19,855,290 (2006 Census) as compared with 18,769,249 (2001 Census) and 17,752,829 (1996 Census).
Total Australian born: 14,072,946 (2006 Census) as compared with 13,629,481 (2001 Census) and 13,222,776 (1996 Census).
Multicultural Population
Australia-Wide (2006 Census)
Total overseas born residing in Australia: 4,416,035 (2006 Census) as compared with 4,105,648 (2001 Census) and 3,908,213 (1996 Census).
Overseas born in a non-main English speaking country as a percentage of population: 14.1% (2006 Census)
Overseas born in a non-main English speaking country as a percentage of the overseas born population: 63.2 % (2006 Census)
Australia-born with both parents born overseas as a percentage of the population: 8.0% (2006 census)
Australia-born with one parent born overseas as a percentage of the population: 10.2% (2006 Census)
Australia’s LOTE speakers as a percentage of the population: 15.8% (2006 Census) as compared with 15.2% in 2001.
Victoria’s Total Population
(2006 Census)
Victoria’s total population is: 4,932,422 (2006 Census) as compared with 4,660,991 (2001 Census) and 4,660,991 (1996 Census).
Total population born in Victoria is: 3,434,471 (2006 Census) as compared with 3,314,835 (Census 2001) and 3,215,743 (Census 1996).
Multicultural Population in Victoria (2006 Census)
Total overseas born in Victoria: 1,173,203 (2006 Census) as compared with 1,088,787 (2001 Census) and 1,050,802 (1996 Census).
Victorian’s born in a non-main English speaking country as a percentage of the population: 17.6% of the population (2006 Census)
Overseas born in a non-main English speaking country as a percentage of the overseas born population: 73.8% of the population (2006 Census)
Victoria-born with both parents born overseas: 9.8% (2006 census)
Victoria-born with one parent born overseas: 9.9% (2006 Census)
Victoria’s LOTE speakers as a percentage of the population: 20.4% (2006 Census) as compared with 19.8% in 2001.
Overall, “43.6% (2,152,279) Victorian’s were either born overseas or have at least one parent born overseas.” (Victorian Multicultural Commission & Australian Bureau of Statistics, Population Diversity in Local Councils in Victoria: 2006 Census: 9)
Source:
1. Victorian Office of Multicultural Affairs & Department of Victorian Communities (2003), Victorian Community Profiles 2001 Census. www.voma.vic.gov.au
2. Victorian Multicultural Commission & Australian Bureau of Statistics, Population Diversity in Local Councils in Victoria: 2006 Census. www.multicultural.vic.gov.au
