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The Philippines
Population 1
109,035,343
(2020 est.)
Language 2
Tagalog
39.9%
Bisaya/Binisaya
16.0%
Hiligaynon/Ilonggo
7.3%
Ilocano
7.1%
Cebuano
6.5%
Bikol/Bicol
3.9%
Waray
2.6%
Kapampangan
2.4%
Maguindanao
1.4%
Pangasinan/Panggalato
1.3%
Other languages and dialects
11.2%
Unspecified
0.2%
(2020 est.)
Religion 3
Roman Catholic
78.8%
Muslim
6.4%
Iglesia ni Cristo
2.6%
Other Christianity
3.9%
Other
8.2%
None or unspecified
<0.1%
(2020 est.)
Ethnicity 4
Tagalog
26.0%
Bisaya/Binisaya
14.3%
Ilocano
8.0%
Cebuano
8.0%
Illonggo
7.9%
Bikol/Bicol
6.5%
Waray
3.8%
Kapampangan
3.0%
Maguindanao
1.9%
Pangasinan
1.9%
Other local ethnicities
18.5%
Foreign ethnicities
0.2%
(2020 est.)
Cultural Dimensions
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Filipinos in Australia
These demographic statistics pertain to individuals in Australia who were born in the Philippines, as reported in the 2021 Australian Housing and Population Census. The data specifically represents responses from first-generation migrants and does not encompass the total number of people in Australia who may identify as Filipino.
Population 5
293,892
Citizenship
Australian citizen
69.4%
Not an Australian citizen
30.2%
Median Age
41
Gender
Male
38.5%
Female
61.5%
Religion
Catholic
73.7%
Christianity, (nfd)
5.6%
No Religion, (so described)
5.3%
Other Protestant
2.9%
Pentecostal
2.6%
Ancestry
Filipino
92.6%
Spanish
5.6%
Chinese
4.2%
English
2.4%
Australian
2.1%
These are the top ancestry responses of people born in the Philippines. Respondents were able to provide up to two answers. Therefore, the sum of all ancestry responses exceeds the total number of people.
Language Spoken at Home
Tagalog
40.4%
Filipino
28.2%
English
25.0%
Bisaya
2.0%
Cebuano
1.5%
Other Languages
2.2%
Of those who speak a language other than English at home, 96.8% speak English fluently.
Diaspora
New South Wales
36.4%
Victoria
23.3%
Queensland
17.5%
Western Australia
12.8%
Other
10.0%
Arrival in Australia
Prior to 1991
21.3%
1991 - 2000
12.8%
2001 - 2010
23.6%
2011 - 2015
20.0%
2016 - 2021
22.4%
Australians with Filipino Ancestry
408,842
This figure represents the total number of people in Australia who reported Filipino ancestry in the 2021 Census, including individuals born in Australia, the Philippines, and other countries. It captures the responses of first-, second-, and third-generation migrants who may identify as Filipino, regardless of their place of birth.6
