Population Statistics
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Mauritius
Population 1
| 1,310,504 |
|---|
| (2024 est.) |
Language 1
| Kreol | 86.5% |
|---|---|
| Bhojpuri | 5.3% |
| French | 4.1% |
| Other | 2.6% |
| Two languages | 1.4% |
| Unspecified | 0.1% |
| (2011 est.) |
Religion 1
| Hinduism | 48.5% |
|---|---|
| Roman Catholic Christianity | 26.3% |
| Islam | 17.3% |
| Other Christianity | 6.4% |
| Other | 0.6% |
| None | 0.7% |
| (2011 est.) |
Ethnicity
Indo-Mauritian
Creole
Sino-Mauritian
Franco-Mauritian
Note: Mauritius has not had a question on ethnicity on its national census since 1972.1
Mauritians in Australia
These demographic statistics pertain to individuals in Australia who were born in Mauritius, 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 Mauritian.
Population 2
25,981
Citizenship
| Australian citizen | 82.1% |
|---|---|
| Not an Australian citizen | 18.2% |
Median Age
51
Gender
| Male | 48.4% |
|---|---|
| Female | 51.6% |
Religion
| Catholic | 59.2% |
|---|---|
| Anglican | 17.3% |
| Hinduism | 12.9% |
| No Religion | 10.2% |
| Other Religion | 10.3% |
| Not Stated | 2.1% |
Ancestry
| Mauritian | 52.6% |
|---|---|
| French | 21.8% |
| Indian | 14.9% |
| Chinese | 10.6% |
| African, so described | 7.5% |
| English | 5.1% |
These are the top ancestry responses of people born in Mauritius. 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
| French | 41.4% |
|---|---|
| English | 28.5% |
| Creole, nfd | 12% |
| French Creole, nfd | 9.4% |
| Mauritian Creole | 5.9% |
| Other Languages | 1.0% |
Of those who speak a language other than English at home, 96.5% speak English fluently.
Diaspora
| Victoria | 47.5% |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 22.3% |
| Western Australia | 20.0% |
| Queensland | 6.9% |
| Other | 3.2% |
Arrival to Australia
| Prior to 1991 | 47.8% |
|---|---|
| 1991 - 2000 | 5.9% |
| 2001 - 2010 | 28.1% |
| 2011 - 2015 | 8.3% |
| 2016 - 2021 | 8.4% |
Australians with Mauritian Ancestry
36,458
This figure represents the total number of people in Australia who reported Mauritian ancestry in the 2021 Census, including individuals born in Australia and other countries. It captures the responses of first-, second-, and third-generation migrants who may identify as Mauritian, regardless of their place of birth.3