Italian Australians

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Italian Australians

Italo-australiani (Italian)
Memorial in New Italy, New South Wales (list of family names)
Total population
1,108,364 (by ancestry, 2021)[1] (4.4% of the Australian population)[1] 171,520 (by birth, 2021)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Throughout Australia, most notably in Melbourne and Sydney, though less common in Tasmania, the Northern Territory, the Australian Capital Territory and parts of Queensland
Languages
Australian English · Italian and Italian dialects · Italo-Australian dialect
Religion
Christianity (predominantly Roman Catholic)
Related ethnic groups
Italians, Italian New Zealanders, Italian Americans, Italian Canadians, Italian South Africans, Italian British

Italian Australians (Italian: italo-australiani) are Australian-born citizens who are fully or partially of Italian descent, whose ancestors were Italians who emigrated to Australia during the Italian diaspora, or Italian-born people in Australia.

Italian Australians constitute the sixth largest ancestry group in Australia, and one of the largest groups in the global Italian diaspora. At the 2021 census, 1,108,364 Australian residents nominated Italian ancestry (whether alone or in combination with another ancestry), representing 4.4% of the Australian population. The 2021 census found that 171,520 were born in Italy.^[1]

In 2021, there were 228,042 Australian residents who spoke Italian at home.^[1] The Italo-Australian dialect is prominent among Italian Australians who use the Italian language.