Australian immigrants make up the majority of the population, and India surpasses China to become the top three

       Australia has become a country with a majority of immigrants, and the latest census data shows that for the first time, more than 50% of Australian residents were born overseas, with 48.2% of the parents being immigrants.
The population of Australia has doubled in the past 50 years, with over 1 million new residents added since 2017, while India has surpassed China and New Zealand to become one of the top three countries of birth for Australian residents, second only to Australia and the United Kingdom.

       The results of the population census conducted on August 10, 2021 were first released on Tuesday, revealing a new face of multiculturalism in Australia.
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, approximately 220000 people born in India became Australian residents, ranking second in terms of immigration growth in Nepal, with an increase of 67752 compared to 2016, resulting in more than double the number of Nepalese people in Australia (123.7%).
The latest data report from 2016 stated that after England and New Zealand, the third largest population group living in Australia but born overseas came from China, with an increase of 509555 people from the country that year.
According to data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the top five ancestors of Australians are the British (33.0%), Australians (29.9%), Irish (9.5%), Scots (8.6%), and Chinese (5.5%)
Approximately 5.5 million Australians use languages other than English at home, an increase of 800000 since 2016.
In this total, approximately 850000 people claim to speak English poorly or not at all.
Mandarin Chinese remains a common language in Australian households other than English, with 685274 people using it in 2021. Arabic is the second largest language, while Punjabi has increased by over 80% since 2016.