Following South Sudan's independence in July 2011, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) included the country amongst the country of birth and ancestry options in the 2011 Census that took place in August.
[1] This census recorded 3,487 people born in South Sudan in Australia.
Of the 3,487, the largest number were living in the state of Victoria (1,118), followed by Queensland (715), then New South Wales (561) and Western Australia (489).
A total of 4,825 people indicated that they were of partial or full South Sudanese ancestry.
10,755 people indicated that they had partial or full South Sudanese ancestry.