Some Interesting Census Facts
During the 1970s and early 1980s , many Filipino women migrated as spouses of Australian residents resulting in a disproportionate number of Filipino females to males. This imbalance is still seen in the Philippine-born demography which in the 2001 census recorded 35,840 males (34.5%) and 68,150 females (65.5%). The sex ratio being 52.6 males per 100 females.
The Filipino population approximately doubled every Census (every 5 years) between 1966 and 1991, making it one of the fastest growing overseas-born populations in Australia.
The 2001 distribution by State and Territory showed New South Wales had the largest number with 52,240 followed by Victoria (22,500), Queensland (15,450) and Western Australia (5,400).
In the 2001 census 75,160 Philippines-born residents spoke a language other than English at home. 95.3% of these spoke English very well or well and 3.4% spoke English not well or not at all. The main languages spoken at home by Philippines-born people in Australia were Tagalog (Filipino) (66.7%), English (27.4%), and Spanish (0.8%).
The 2001 Census reported the major religions amongst Philippines-born were Western Catholic (84,260 persons), Baptist (2,410 persons) and Churches Of Christ (1,550 persons). Of the Philippines-born, 1.4% stated ‘No Religion’.
The 2001 Census reported the median age of the Philippines-born in 2001 was 38.2 years.
