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Indians become Australia’s largest overseas-born group in 'historic demographic shift'
Background image of Indians in Australia. L to R: City of Melbourne Lord Mayor Nick Reece, Indian migration and diaspora researcher Dr Surjit Dhanji, NSW Liberal Senator Dave Sharma and Australia India Business Council NSW President Irfan Malik. Credit: Credits: AAP/Supplied by Dr Surjeet Dhanji, Dave Sharma office, Irfan Malik
For the first time on record, people born in India have become the largest overseas-born group in Australia. According to new figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), country's population stood at 27.6 million as of 30 June last year, with 8.83 million residents born overseas. Of that number, 971,020 people were born in India and 970,950 people were born in England. In this podcast, SBS Hindi speak with politicians, a business leader and a researcher about what this demographic shift means for Australia’s national identity.
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