Tamil Australians
Most Tamil Australians are of Indian, Sri Lankan, Singaporean or Malaysian descent.[2] Tamil speaking Australians are of Indian, Sri Lankan, Singaporean and Malaysian ancestry.[3] As per the 2011 census, over 39.59% of Tamil speaking Australians were born in Sri Lanka, 34.89% in India and 13.05% in Australia.[1] They live concentrated in Wentworthville, Pendle Hill, Girraween, Toongabbie and Strathfield in Sydney and in Glen Waverley and Dandenong North in Melbourne.[2] More than 80% have completed high school education; the rate is only 50% for the general Australian population.
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