Fijian Australians refers to

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n citizens or residents of Australia who are of ethnic iTaukei or

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descent. Most Fijians Australians live in

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Sydney Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Syd ...

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Australian Census 2011 demographic map - Inner Sydney by POA - BCP field 1472 Fiji Total

Australia is home to the largest Fijian population in the world outside Fiji itself. According to the 2011 Australian census 48,141 Australians were born in Fiji. Total count of persons: 19,855,288 Most Fijians in Australia are

Indo-Fijians Indo-Fijians () are Fijians of South Asian descent whose ancestors were Girmitiyas, indentured labourers. Indo-Fijians trace their ancestry to various regions of the Indian subcontinent. Although Indo-Fijians constituted a majority of Fiji's ...

. In 2011, 57% of Fijian-born reported either 'Indian' or 'Fijian-Indian' ancestry. Many Fijian Australians have established names for themselves in professional Australian sport, particularly in

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Notable Fijian Australians

Fijian Australians of iTaukei ethnicity

Reagan Campbell-Gillard Reagan Campbell-Gillard (born 27 July 1993), also known by the nickname "RCG", is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a forward for the Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League. He has also represented both Fiji and Austr ...

Alipate Carlile Alipate Carlile (born 30 April 1987) is a former professional Australian rules footballer for who played for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Carlile was born in Lautoka to mother Asenaca of Batiki. He ...

Petero Civoniceva Petero Civoniceva ( (Thee-vo-nee-thee-vah); born 21 April 1976), is a Fijian-Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. A Queensland State of Origin and Australian international represent ...

Ellia Green Ellia Tiriseyani Green (born 20 February 1993) is an Australian rugby union and rugby league player. He was a member of the Australia rugby sevens team that won the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. He also played for the New Ze ...

Jarryd Hayne Jarryd Lee Hayne (born 1988) is an Australian semi-professional rugby league footballer who plays for Wentworthville Magpies in the Ron Massey Cup. He briefly moved to the US to play the running back position for San Francisco 49ers in the 2 ...

Scott Higginbotham Scott Higginbotham (born 5 September 1986) is a retired Australian rugby union player. Capped 32 times for Australia's national team, the Wallabies, Higginbotham's usual positions are blindside flanker and number eight. Higginbotham held the ...

Apisai Koroisau Apisai Koroisau (born 7 November 1992) is a Fiji international rugby league footballer who plays as a and is the captain of the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League (NRL). A triple NRL premiership winner with the South Sydney Rabbitohs ...

Chris Kuridrani Kirisi Kuridrani (born 12 December 1991), formerly Kirisi Nasiganiyavi, is an Australian rugby union player of Fijian descent. He is currently signed to Japanese club Honda Heat and previously played for the Queensland Reds in Super Rugby. His usu ...

Tevita Kuridrani Tevita Kuridrani (born 31 March 1991) is a Fijian-born Australian rugby union player. His usual position is Centre (rugby union), outside-centre. He is currently with French club Biarritz Olympique, Biarritz and previously played for the Brumbies ...

Setanta Ó hAilpín Setanta Ó hAilpín (born 18 March 1983) is a Fijian-Irish sportsman. He played hurling at senior level for the Cork county team before becoming a professional Australian rules footballer. Ó hAilpín is of mixed Irish and Rotuman backgroun ...

Nemani Nadolo Nemani Nadolo (formerly Ratu Nasiganiyavi; born 31 January 1988) is a Fijian-Australian former rugby union player. He most recently played for the New South Wales Waratahs in Super Rugby, usually as a wing or centre, and the Fiji national team. ...

* Noa Nadruku *

Nic Naitanui Nicholas Naitanui (; born 4 May 1990) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was born in Sydney to Fijians, Fijian parents, and his family moved to Perth, Western ...

* Simone Nalatu *

Paulini Pauline Curuenavuli (born 15 October 1982), known professionally as Paulini, is a Fijian-Australian singer, songwriter and musical theatre actress. Born in Suva, Paulini moved to Sydney with her family at the age of four. She rose to fame in 20 ...

Esava Ratugolea Esava Ratugolea (born 24 July 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Ratugolea was initially drafted by with their third pick and forty-third ove ...

David Rodan David Rodan (born 8 October 1983) is an Australian rules football goal umpire and a retired professional footballer who played for the Richmond Tigers, Port Adelaide Power and the Melbourne Demons. Of Tongan heritage, Rodan is the first Fi ...

* John Sutton * Manoa Thompson *

MC Trey Thema Thomas, known professionally as MC Trey, is a Fijian singer and rapper. She was nominated as one of Sydney's Top 10 Creative Innovators in the field of music and is a member of ARIA-nominated band Foreign Heights. Career She, Maya Jupiter ...

Lote Tuqiri Lote Daulako Tuqiri (born 23 September 1979) is a former professional dual-code rugby footballer who primarily played as a winger across both codes. He represented Australia in both rugby league and rugby union, and Fiji in rugby league. Tuqir ...

Samu Wara Samu Wara (born 24 January 1986) is an Australian professional rugby union footballer. His regular playing position is on the Rugby union positions#14. wing, wing. Background Samu Wara was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Career War ...

* Jason Bukuya *

Tariq Sims Tariq Sims (born 9 February 1990) is a Fiji international rugby league footballer who plays as a and for the Catalans Dragons in the Super League. He previously played for the North Queensland Cowboys, Newcastle Knights, St. George Illawarr ...

Fijian Australians of Indian ethnicity

* Noor Dean * Nalini Krishan *

Julian Moti Julian Ronald Moti, QC , CSI (2 June 1965 - 21 December 2020) was the Attorney General of the Solomon Islands. He was born in the Colony of Fiji and educated in Australia. Moti worked as an adjunct professor of law at Bond University on Austral ...

* Neil Prakash * Sudesh Mishra * Paresh Narayan * Jack Ram * K. C. Ramrakha * Jason Singh *

Lisa Singh Lisa Maria Singh (born 20 February 1972) is an Australian former politician. She was a Australian Senate, Senator for Tasmania from 2011 to 2019. She had previously been a member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, representing the division of D ...

Ben Volavola Ben Volavola (born 13 January 1991) is a Fijian Australian international rugby union player. He most recently played for Leicester Tigers in England's Premiership Rugby. He has previously played for Agen in the French Pro D2 competition; for ...

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Ethnic groups in Australia

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