Sri Lankan Australians
History

Sri Lankan Australians

Section Title: History
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Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%

1816	2	—

1876	~500	—

1901	609	—

1911	611	+0.3%

1921	637	+4.3%

1933	638	+0.2%

1947	*	—

1954	1,961	—

1961	3,433	+75.1%

1966	5,562	+62.0%

1971	9,091	+63.4%

1976	14,866	+63.5%

1981	16,966	+14.1%

1986	22,513	+32.7%

1991	37,283	+65.6%

1996	64,068	+71.8%

2001	53,461	−16.6%

2006	62,256	+16.5%

2011	86,412	+38.8%

2016	109,853	+27.1%

Data is based on population born in Sri Lanka, Australian Government Census. *Included in Indian population

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