Nepali or Nepalese Australians () are Australians whose ethnic origins lie fully or partially in any part of Nepal. People from Nepal started to settle in Australia from the 1960s, but the vast majority of Nepali Australians arrived after 2006.Department of Home Affairs, Nepal-born Community Information Summary

Australian residents of Nepali origin have significantly increased in recent years: in the 2021 census, 138,463 people reported Nepali ancestry, 0.54% of the total population. Just five years before, in the 2016 census, there were only 62,806 people with Nepali ancestry. This follows after the population of this community quadrupled in the five years to 2011, and doubled again in the five years in 2016.ABS Census data 2016 and 2021, via .id Community https://profile.id.com.au/australia/ancestry?EndYear=2016&DataType=UR

Lhotshampa refugees About 5,000 Lhotshampas or Bhutanese refugees who are living in various refugee camps of Nepal are being resettled in Australia. They share a common language and culture with the mainstream Nepali.Bhutanese resettlement

Since 1990, more than 110,000 ethnic Nepalis who were forced out of Bhutan have temporarily settled in refugee camps in eastern Nepal. After the 15 years of exile they are now being resettled in Australia, US and Europe. By the end of the resettlement program it was estimated that around 5,000 Bhutanese would be in Australia.

International students The number of Nepali students seeking admission to universities in Australia is increasing. The instability caused by the Maoist insurgency and Gorkha earthquake of 2015, has led Nepali students to turn to Australia for academic pursuits. The figures from the federal Government’s Australian Education International (AEI) in 2007 show that in the 12 months to September, commencements by students from Nepal increased by 504 per cent, or 2884 students.

Notable individuals

, businessman and former president of the Non Resident Nepali Association , entrepreneur and co-founder of the Melbourne Institute of Technology , actress known for her roles in Severance and Dollhouse , former Miss Nepal and environmental activist , novelist and short story writer , lead singer of the pop band The Uglyz , singer

See also

List of Nepal-related topics Non Resident Nepali Nepali New Zealanders Australia–Nepal relations Darwin Hearts FC

References

External links Nepalese Australian Association