India now third most common place of birth of Australian residents, census results show

India is now the third most common place of birth for Australian residents, the 2021 census reveals. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

India has overtaken China and New Zealand to become the third largest country of birth for Australian residents, 2021 census data has found.

On 10 August 2021, 673,352 people living in Australia reported India as their country of birth – an increase of 220,000, or 47.9% per cent, since the previous census in 2016. The most common country of birth was Australia, followed by England.