85% of Indians voted for Labor in the last election
85 per cent of Indians voted for Labor during the last federal election, according to pollster Kos Samaras.
He said Indians were ideologically conservative, but tended to vote Labor for "sectarian reasons".
The Indian-born population of Australia was 916,330 as of June 30 last year, and is expected to hit 1.1 million in 2026.
There were another 200,971 “second-generation migrants” born in Australia with Indian ancestry, and 113,947 “secondary migrants” who were born in other countries but have Indian ancestry.
He said Indians were ideologically conservative, but tended to vote Labor for "sectarian reasons".
The Indian-born population of Australia was 916,330 as of June 30 last year, and is expected to hit 1.1 million in 2026.
There were another 200,971 “second-generation migrants” born in Australia with Indian ancestry, and 113,947 “secondary migrants” who were born in other countries but have Indian ancestry.