Where do most Filipinos live in Melbourne?

Popular regions for Melbournes Filipino communityBanyule. The City of Banyule is located between 7 and 21 km north east of Melbourne. Bayside. Boroondara. Brimbank. Cardinia. Casey. Darebin. Frankston.More items

How did Filipinos come to Australia?

The first Filipinos came to Australia in the 1870s as ships crew, pearl divers and traders who settled mostly in Western Australia and Queensland. By 1901 there were about 690 Filipinos in Australia. By 2001, there were 103,942 Philippines-born individuals in Australia, of whom 52,272 or 50.3% lived in NSW.

Who was the first Filipino in Australia?

The first Filipinos came to Australia in the 1870s as ships crew, pearl divers and traders who settled mostly in Western Australia and Queensland. By 1901 there were about 690 Filipinos in Australia.