How many Bhutanese live in Australia?

About 40,000 Bhutanese live in Australia in 2026, by a synthesis of MoFAET diplomatic-mission reporting and Australian visa-application data. The true figure is in the 38,000–43,000 range depending on definitional cut-off. The cohort has roughly doubled every three years since 2018; the largest Bhutan-born communities are in Perth and Canberra (2021 Census), with further clusters in Brisbane, Sydney, and Adelaide.