Most Tamil Australians are of Indian, Sri Lankan, Singaporean or Malaysian descent.

[2] Tamil speaking Australians are of Indian, Sri Lankan, Singaporean and Malaysian ancestry.

[3] As per the 2011 census, over 39.59% of Tamil speaking Australians were born in Sri Lanka, 34.89% in India and 13.05% in Australia.

[1] They live concentrated in Wentworthville, Pendle Hill, Girraween, Toongabbie and Strathfield in Sydney and in Glen Waverley and Dandenong North in Melbourne.

[2] More than 80% have completed high school education; the rate is only 50% for the general Australian population.