Australia’s second-largest and fastest-growing overseas group is Indians

Speaking about the Indian diaspora in Australia, she said, “Some four percent of Australia’s population today is of Indian origin. Interestingly, between 2011 and 2021, the number of Indians in Australia has doubled

Melbourne: Australia is currently in the process of deepening and widening its connections with India in general and Karnataka in particular, by expanding collaborations beyond trade and also planning to explore bilateral ties across a wide range of mutual interest areas.

Hilary McGeachy, newly-appointed Australian Consul General for Bengaluru, in an exclusive conversation with The Hindu spoke about the business opportunities across technology, innovation, education, training for STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), wetland agriculture, space tech, green energy and indigenous art. especially at a time when the Indian diaspora in the country is on a significant rise.

Speaking about the Indian diaspora in Australia, she said, “Some four percent of Australia’s population today is of Indian origin. Interestingly, between 2011 and 2021, the number of Indians in Australia has doubled.

“The Indian community is Australia’s second-largest and fastest-growing overseas group. The number of people in Australia with Indian heritage is around 976,000, against our total population of about 26 million, as per the 2021 census. The number is on a constant rise, so India is quite there with us.”

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