Sri Lankan Australians
History
Table:
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.[3]
*Included in Indian population

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