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Romania
Population 1
18,148,155
(2024 est.)
Language 2
Romanian (official)
91.6%
Hungarian
6.3%
Romani
1.2%
Ukrainian
0.2%
Other
0.7%
(2021 est.)
Estimates do not include the 13.1% of residents who did not provide an answer.2
Religion 3
Romanian Orthodox
73.6%
Protestant
6.3%
Roman Catholic
3.9%
Secular Beliefs or No Religion
0.8%
Greek Catholic
0.6%
Other
0.9%
Unspecified
14.0%
(2021 est.)
Ethnicity 4
Romanian
77.7%
Hungarian
5.3%
Roma
3.0%
Ukrainian
0.2%
Other
0.8%
Unspecified
13.0%
(2021 est.)
Cultural Dimensions
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Romanians in Australia
These demographic statistics pertain to individuals in Australia who were born in Romania, 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 Romanian.
Population 5
15,268
Citizenship
Australian citizen
85.4%
Not an Australian citizen
13.7%
Median Age
51
Gender
Male
46.5%
Female
53.5%
Religion
Eastern Orthodox
30.7%
No Religion
16.7%
Catholic
8.8%
Pentecostal
6.5%
Baptist
5.2%
Other Religion
10.5%
Not Stated
4.0%
Ancestry
Romanian
82.8%
Hungarian
10.0%
German
3.2%
Greek
1.6%
Australian
1.5%
These are the top ancestry responses of people born in Romania. 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
Romanian
59.2%
English
27.1%
Hungarian
5.6%
German
1.3%
Other Languages
4.8%
Of those who speak a language other than English at home, 88.5% speak English fluently.
Diaspora
Victoria
36.7%
New South Wales
23.3%
Queensland
18.7%
Western Australia
12.6%
Other
8.7%
Arrival to Australia
Prior to 1991
41.4%
1991 - 2000
20.0%
2001 - 2010
19.5%
2011 - 2015
10.1%
2016 - 2021
6.8%
Australians with Romanian Ancestry 6
28,103 This figure represents the total number of people in Australia who reported Romanian 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 Romanian, regardless of their place of birth.
