Hazara Australians

Hazara Australians or Australian Hazaras (Dari: هزاره‌های استرالیا) are Australians who have Hazara ancestry. The Hazaras are an ethnic group native to, and primarily residing in, the mountainous region of Hazarajat in central Afghanistan. Many Hazara Australians have also migrated from Pakistan. The Hazara Council of Australia is an organization formed by the Hazara community of Australia. Hazaras constitute one of the largest ethnic groups of asylum seekers in Australia

Australian Hazaras
هزاره‌های استرالیا
Total population
41,766 (2021) (0.16% of the Australian population)
Languages
Persian (Hazaragi and Dari)
Australian English
Related ethnic groups
Hazara diaspora
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According to the 2016 Australian census, 21.9% of Afghan-born Australians recorded their ancestry as Hazara and 33.9% listed Hazaragi as their main language, making Hazaras the second largest group in both categories.

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