Group: | Mexican Australians |
Population: | 6,845 (2021 census)[1] |
Popplace: | Sydney and Melbourne |
Langs: | Australian English, Mexican Spanish[2] |
Rels: | Christianity |
Mexican Australians refers to Australian citizens of Mexican descent or Mexico-born person who reside in Australia. According to the 2016 Australian Census, 4,872 Mexican people resided in Australia. Mexicans are concentrated in New South Wales with the population of 1,703 followed by Victoria (1,478), Queensland (761) and Western Australia (359).[3] The first Mexican person recorded in Australia was a male living in Tasmania in 1881.[4] 2,629 Mexican students reside in Australia.[5]