Hong Kong Australians should not be confused with Australians in Hong Kong.
| Group: | Hong Kong Australians |
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| Population: | 100,148 (by birth, 2021 census)[1] (excluding descendants who were born in Australia, and first-generation immigrants who were born elsewhere) |
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| Langs: | Cantonese, English, |
| Rels: | Buddhist, Taoist, Confucian or Non-religious; Roman Catholic, Protestant, etc. |
Hong Kong Australians are Australian citizens or permanent residents of Hong Kong descent. Many Hong Kong Australians hold dual citizenship of Australia and China.[2]
The predominant language among Hongkongers is Cantonese, a variety of Chinese originating in Guangdong. It is spoken by 93.7% of the population Slightly over half the population (58.7%) speaks English, the other official language; 4.6% are native speakers, and 54.1% speak English as a second language.[3] Code-switching, mixing English and Cantonese in informal conversation, is common among the bilingual population.[4] Post-handover governments have promoted Mandarin, which is currently about as prevalent as English; 54.2% of the population speak Mandarin, with 2.3% native speakers and 51.9% as a second language.
Hong Kong permanent residents can come from a variety of ethnicities. The overwhelming majority (91.6%) is Han Chinese, most of whom are Taishanese, Teochew, Hakka, and other Cantonese peoples.[5]
According to the 2021 Australian census, 100,148 Australians were born in Hong Kong;[1] a figure that would exclude first-generation immigrants from Hong Kong who were born elsewhere, as well as descendants of immigrants who were born in Australia. The corresponding figure on ancestry was not collected.[6]
Total responses: 25,451,383 for total count of persons: 19,855,288.
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