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Italy
Population 1
60,964,931
(2024 est.)
Language
Italian (official)
English
English
French
Spanish
German
Other regional dialects
Religion
Christianity
83.3%
No Religion
12.4%
Islam
3.7%
Other
0.6%
(2010 est.)
Ethnicity
Italian
92.0%
Romanian
1.81%
Asian
1.11%
North African
1.07%
Albanian
0.77%
Other
2.61%
(National Institute of Statistics, 2014)
Cultural Dimensions
50
53
70
75
39
30
Italians in Australia 2
These demographic statistics pertain to individuals in Australia who were born in Italy, 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 Italian.
Population
163,326
Citizenship
Australian citizen
76.9%
Not an Australian citizen
21.9%
Median Age
72
Gender
Male
50.9%
Female
49.1%
Religion
Western Catholic
82.2%
No Religion
10.9%
Not Stated
2.2%
Christianity, nfd
0.9%
Jehovah's Witnesses
0.9%
Ancestry
Italian
95.1%
Australian
1.6%
English
1.5%
Chinese
0.5%
German
0.5%
These are the top ancestry responses of people born in Italy. 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
Italian
70.8%
English
25.8%
Spanish
0.4%
Mandarin
0.3%
Greek
0.1%
Of those who speak a language other than English at home, 78.9% speak English fluently.
Diaspora
Victoria
39.7%
New South Wales
28.9%
Western Australia
11.1%
South Australia
10.2%
Other
10.1%
Arrival to Australia
Prior to 1991
82.4%
1991 - 2000
2.0%
2001 - 2010
3.8%
2011 - 2015
6.2%
2016 - 2021
4.9%
Australians with Italian Ancestry
1,108,364
This figure represents the total number of people in Australia who reported Italian 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 Italian, regardless of their place of birth.3
