Turkish-Australian Population: 2021 Census Data

According to the 2021 Australian Census:

• 191,000 people reported Turkish ancestry (first or second response)
• Represents 0.8% of total Australian population
• ~65,000 born in Turkey (first generation)
• ~126,000 Australian-born with Turkish ancestry
• Major concentrations: Sydney (Auburn, Greenacre), Melbourne (Broadmeadows, Coburg)

Turkish Australians are one of the largest Muslim communities in Australia. Migration waves: 1968–1974 (assisted passage), family reunion, skilled migration, humanitarian (Cypriot Turks).