Mauritian Australians are

Australians Australians, colloquially known as Aussies, are the citizens, nationals and individuals associated with the country of Australia. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or ethno-cultural. For most Australians, several (or all) ...

Mauritian Mauritians (singular Mauritian; french: Mauricien; Creole: ''Morisien'') are nationals or natives of the Republic of Mauritius and their descendants. Mauritius is a multi-ethnic society, with notable groups of people of South Asian (notably ...

descent, or who were born in

Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label= Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent, east of Madagascar. It ...

. The Census in 2011 recorded 23 280 Mauritius-born people in Australia, an increase of 28.1 percent from the 2006 Census. The 2011 distribution by state and territory showed Victoria had the largest number with 11 600 followed by New South Wales (5752), Western Australia (3932) and Queensland (1476). Mauritians are a rapidly growing migrant group having increased steadily over the past 30 years. Many Franco-Mauritians and Creole mixed families seeking better opportunities for their children migrated to Australia. The Franco-Mauritians helped to develop

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's sugar industry.

Cultural background

As Mauritius is a country with a

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and

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, Mauritians have different and diverse ethnic backgrounds. However, in the 2011 Census most Mauritius-born people living in Australia reported being of Mauritian descent (13,651), followed by those of French (4,536) and

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descent (2,057). Base on ethnic lines, Creole Mauritians (Black and mixed-race) represent 50% of the community in Australia, this group were largest numbers leaving Mauritius after independence from colonial rule (Britain, and previously, France) in 1968. Chinese-Mauritians make up 7%, arriving mostly during the 80s and 90s, those of

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ancestry are 20-25% and Creoles of African ancestry 20-25%. Most of the Afro-Mauritians and Indians have arrived after the 2000s, and are the fastest growing part of the community. Mauritian-Australians have a growing presence in Australian popular culture, including in music, literature, and television. Aisha in '' The Slap'' is a notable example, identified in the TV series adaptation as 'Mauritian-Australian'.

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is a significant Australian musician of Mauritian background.

Language

The main languages spoken by Mauritius-born people in Australia were French (12,545),

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(5,665) and

(2,654). Note that Australia has a large French-speaking Mauritian community in relation to percentage of the overall Mauritian community, they represent 1.4% of the Mauritian community, although numbers would be much higher, but most of the second generation speak English. The French speakers using the language as mother tongue represent the White-Mauritians or gens de couleur (mixed-race Creoles) ethnic groups, making up at least 50% of the Mauritian community in Australia. In comparison, in Mauritius 4.1% of the population speaks French as a first language (mother tongue) with 68.6% using French as a second language making a total of 72.7% French speakers.

Notable people

* Ivan Astruc- Australian rules footballer * Jake Adelson- footballer *

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- rock singer-songwriter, television presenter-reporter and actor *

Ludovic Boi Ludovic Boi (born 27 March 1989) is a Mauritian-Australian footballer who plays in the Football West State League for Floreat Athena. Career Ludovic started out his professional career with Stirling Lions. After that, he signed on for the ina ...

- footballer * Ralph Babet- Senator *

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- actress *

- DJ, singer, recording artist, record producer and dancer. * Orwin Castel- footballer * Denis Constantin- badminton player * Jean-Paul De Marigny- footballer, Football Manager, former Socceroo * Marcus Dimanche- footballer * Chris Driver- footballer *

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- historian, biographer and author * Drozena Eden- Australian rules footballer *

Laurina Fleure Laurina Fleure (born 19 June 1981) is an Australian model and television personality. Fleure has Mauritian ancestry. She competed in the second season of ''The Bachelor Australia'' in 2014 as well as the second season of '' I'm a Celebrity... ...

- Model and TV Personality *

Andrew Florent Andrew Florent (24 October 1970 – 16 August 2016) was an Australian professional tennis player. Florent was born in Melbourne to parents who had migrated from Mauritius. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During h ...

- tennis player *

Oliver Florent Oliver Florent (born 22 July 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the Sydney Swans with their first selection and eleventh overall in the 20 ...

- Australian rules footballer * Marlee Francois - footballer * Tyrese Francois- footballer *

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- Athlete *

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- footballer * Mahesh Jadu- actor *

Bob Joshua Robert Joshua, MC (6 June 1906 – 2 June 1970) was an Australian politician, and a key figure in the 1955 split in the Australian Labor Party which led to the formation of the Australian Labor Party (Anti-Communist) and, subsequently, the De ...

- politician *

Patrick Kisnorbo Patrick Fabio Maxime Kisnorbo (born 24 March 1981) is an Australian professional football manager and former player who is currently the manager of club Troyes. He is also known by his nicknames Paddy and PK. As a player, Kisnorbo was a primar ...

- footballer, Football Manager, former Socceroo * Cooper Legrand- footballer * Bert La Bonté- actor *

John La Nauze John Andrew La Nauze (9 June 1911 – 20 August 1990) was an Australian historian from Western Australia. He was born in the Goldfields town of Boulder. Shortly after his fourth birthday, his Mauritian-born father Captain Charles La Nauze was ...

- historian * Fabrice Lapierre- long jumper *

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- R&B & Dance group * Thomas Shadrach Peersahib- herbalist, teacher, activist *

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- painter * Anabelle Smith- Diving *

Arthur Stace Arthur Malcolm Stace (9 February 1885 – 30 July 1967), known as Mr Eternity, was an Australian soldier. He was an alcoholic from his teenage years until the early 1930s, when he converted to Christianity and began to spread his message by ...

- soldier * Starley- singer and songwriter * Nick Sullivan- footballer *

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- footballer, former Socceroo * Jordi Valadon- footballer *

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- journalist

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Cultural background

Language

Notable people

See also

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