Samoan Australians
Appearance
Regions with significant populations | |
---|---|
Sydney,Brisbane,Melbourne | |
Languages | |
English,Samoan | |
Religion | |
Christian | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Samoans |
Samoan Australiansrefers toAustraliancitizens or residents who are of ethnic Samoan descent orSamoa-born people. Many Samoans live inSydney,BrisbaneandMelbourne.
According to the 2006 Australian census 15,244 Australians were born in Samoa and 193 in American Samoa[2]while 39,992 claimed Samoan ancestry, either alone or with another ancestry.[1]
Notable Samoan Australians
- Jai Ingham
- Fotu Auelua
- Alex Leapai
- Mark Hunt
- Tim Cahill
- Jay Laga'aia
- Aaron Edwards
- Ben Roberts
- Christian Lealiifano
- Peter Betham
- Will Skelton
- Karmichael Hunt
- Reni Maitua
- Brando Va'aulu
- Mark Taufua
- Ben Te'o
- Lagi Setu
- Anthony Milford
- Digby Ioane
- Ben Tapuai
- Junior Pelesasa
- Matt Toomua
- Josh Papalii
- Antonio Winterstein
- Daniel Vidot
- Josh McGuire
- Frank Pritchard
- Kyle Stanley
- Young Tonumaipea
See also
Notes
- ^ab"20680-Ancestry (full classification list) by Sex - Australia"(Microsoft Excel download).2006 census.Australian Bureau of Statistics.Retrieved2008-06-02.Total responses: 25,451,383 for total count of persons: 19,855,288.
- ^ab"20680-Country of Birth of Person (full classification list) by Sex - Australia"(Microsoft Excel download).2006 census.Australian Bureau of Statistics.Retrieved2008-06-02.Total count of persons: 19,855,288.