Population Statistics
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Samoa
Population
| 207,501 |
|---|
| (2023 est.) |
Language
Samoan (official) 91.1%
Samoan/English 6.7%
English (official) 0.5%
Other 0.2%
Unspecified 1.6%
[2006 est.]
Religion
| Protestant | 54.9% |
|---|---|
| Roman Catholic | 18.8% |
| Worship Centre | 2.8% |
| Other Christian | 3.6% |
| Other Religion | 2.9% |
| No Religion | 0.2% |
[Samoa Bureau of Statistics, 2016]
Ethnicity
| Samoan | 96% |
|---|---|
| New Zealander | 2% |
| Other | 1.9% |
Data represents the population by country of citizenship.
[2011 est.]
Samoans in Australia
Population
28,107
This figure refers to the number of Australian residents that were born in Samoa.
[2021 Census, ABS]
Median Age
47
[2021 Census, ABS]
Gender
| Male | 50.3% |
|---|---|
| Female | 49.7% |
[2021 Census, ABS]
Religion
| Catholic | 21.0% |
|---|---|
| Pentecostal | 7.0% |
| Other Protestant | 6.9% |
| No Religion | 6.4% |
| Other | 20.2% |
| Unspecified | 4.9% |
[2021 Census, ABS]
Ancestry
| Samoan | 85.1% |
|---|---|
| English | 7.0% |
| German | 6.8% |
| Chinese | 5.9% |
| New Zealander | 2.3% |
These are the top ancestry responses of Australian residents born in Samoa. Respondents were able to provide up to two answers.
[2021 Census, ABS]
Language Spoken at Home
| Samoan | 80.9% |
|---|---|
| English | 15.2% |
| Other | 0.6% |
| Unspecified | 3.3% |
Of those who speak a language other than English at home, 84.8% speak English fluently.
[2021 Census, ABS]
Diaspora
| New South Wales | 36.1% |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 32.3% |
| Victoria | 27.5% |
| Western Australia | 2.1% |
| Other | 2.1% |
[2021 Census, ABS]
Arrival to Australia
| Prior to 1991 | 14.4% |
|---|---|
| 1991 - 2000 | 24.7% |
| 2001 - 2010 | 20.0% |
| 2011 - 2015 | 19.2% |
| 2016 - 2021 | 17.8% |
[2021 Census, ABS]
Australians with Samoan Ancestry
98,022
[2021 Census, ABS]