Indian Australian refers to an Australian of Indian descent. They include both those who are Australian by birth, and those born in India or elsewhere in the Indian diaspora. They are one of the fastest growing ethnic groups in Australia today.
In 2005-2006 India was the fourth major source of permanent migrants to Australia behind the United Kingdom, New Zealand and China. Between 2000–2001 and 2005–2006, the number of migrants came to Australia from India increased from 4,700 to 12,300 people. And in 2011-12, Indians became the largest source of permanent migration to Australia and formed 15.7 % of the total migration programme in 2011-12. Australia's Indian-born population has also recorded the fastest growth in the country in 2008-2009, increasing by 44,012 (17%).
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