French spoken at home is on the rise
There are 13,134 more people speaking French at home than in 2011, a 23 per cent increase (64 per cent since 2006). In total, we're 69,898 French speakers in Australia.
We're mainly from France, Australia and Mauritius
29.1 per cent of Australian French speakers were born in France, something we expected. What might surprise you is that there's a large amount, 27.4 per cent, who were born in Australia. Mauritius comes in third place, with 17 per cent of French speakers being born there.
Most of us are citizens
69.1 per cent of the French speakers in the country are Australian citizens.
We're more educated than the average
Almost 80 per cent of French speakers finished their Year 12 studies, compared to 56.8 per cent of the general population.
There are more women than men
There's a little bit more French-speaking women (52.5 per cent) than men (47.5 per cent) in Australia. The country in general is distributed more evenly (50.7 per cent and 49.3 per cent).
We're mostly non-religious or Catholic
Most Australian French speakers are either Catholic (41.4 per cent) or not religious (37 per cent).
We speak English well
At least, that's what we say. 95.7 per cent say they speak English well or very well.
Maroubra is a popular neighbourhood
The suburb with the strongest French concentration is Maroubra, in New South Wales. 560 French speakers live in this eastern suburb.
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