Much of Melbourne’s vibrant Thai community is located in Melbourne’s CBD and East, but also in the outer West.
Melbourne’s Thai community love:
- the year-round festivals and events
- shopping at Melbourne's markets for diverse and fresh produce
- the ease of travelling around Melbourne
- the outdoors lifestyle – dining, socialising and exercising outside
- Melbourne’s friendly multicultural communities in the suburbs
If you’re thinking about migrating to Australia from Thailand, Melbourne could be the perfect home for you.
Melbourne’s Thai community at a glance
21%
of Australia’s Thai migrants choose to live in Melbourne (approx)
6,003
Thailand-born people have migrated to Victoria in 2016-2021 (approx)
17,360
Thailand-born people live in Victoria
63%
of Thai migrants are families with children and 37% are families without children (approx)
51% have Australian citizenship
Top occupations for Melbourne’s Thai community
23.5%
Community and Personal Service Workers
18.2%
Labourers
18.1%
Technicians and Trades Workers
10.8%
Professionals
8.5%
Clerical and Administrative Workers
Popular regions for Melbourne's Thai community
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The information above is based on the latest Australian Census data on Tuesday 10 August 2021. The census occurs every 5 years. The information will be updated following the next census in 2026.
To learn more about Victoria’s Thai and other multicultural communities, visit Community Profiles.
To read about people who moved to Victoria through Victoria's skilled visa nomination program and changed their lives, visit Migrant Stories.