Australians in China

This article is about Chinese people of Australian descent. For Australians of Chinese ancestry, see Chinese Australians.

Australians in China include Australian expatriates in China, international students, Chinese Australians as well as Chinese people of Australian descent. In 2001, there were over 55,000 Australians present in China.^[1] Of them, over 2,000 lived in the capital Beijing, an estimated 3,900 in Guangzhou and about 2,500 in Shanghai. Notwithstanding mainland China, the remaining overwhelming 46,000 Australians resided in Hong Kong.^[1] By 2010, the number of Australians living in mainland China had grown to 13,286, according to the Sixth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China.^[2]

Australians in China

Total population
55,000
Regions with significant populations
Beijing Guangzhou Hong Kong Shanghai
Languages
Australian English Chinese
Religion
Protestantism Catholicism Buddhism Other
Related ethnic groups
Australian diaspora

Sporting culture

See also: Little Australia

Australian rules football in China has been revived by Australian immigrants.^{[citation needed]}

Notable people

• David Gulasi - Social media personality in China^[3][4]
• Amy Lyons - Social media personality in China^[5]

See also

• Australia portal
• China portal

• Australia–China relations
• Australians in Hong Kong
• Australian diaspora