Samoan Australians

Samoan Australians refers to Australian citizens or residents who are of ethnic Samoan descent or people born in Samoa but grew up in Australia.

Most Samoans in Australia live in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne.

[1] After Christian missionaries from Australia began visiting Samoa in 1857, Samoan ministers began traveling to Australia for more training and to find work.

This number includes the 24,017 Australian residents who were born in the Samoan Islands.

[6] In 2016, 49.3% of people claiming Samoan ancestry in New South Wales spoke Samoan at home and 47.0% spoke English at home.

Samoan church in Thomastown , Melbourne