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Not sure if that is the best title, but I wasn't sure the best way to word it.
We all know you can say "(originally) (comes) from X" as simply `X出身`.

>   * 私はニューヨーク出身です → I'm from New York
>   * 鹿児島出身の平田さん → Mr. Hirata from Kagoshima
>

So I'm looking for something analogous to this to say "living in X" or
"resident of X". I was thinking possibly `X居住`, `X[在居]{ざい・きょ}`, or
`X[在住]{ざい・じゅう}`.

>   * 私は大阪在住です → I'm living in Osaka
>   * [上海]{シャン・ハイ}居住の日本人 → Japanese living in Shanghai
>

Are any of those correct/acceptable/used to convey this meaning? Possibly some
other noun I haven't listed? Note that I'm looking for a "noun suffix" of the
form `<place> \+ <suffix>`, not complete clauses/sentences like

>   * どこから来ましたか？ 私は **オーストラリアです** 。
>   * **イタリアに住んでいる** 私の姉
>
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Most correct "noun suffix" for "living in X" or "resident of X"?
`X在住` is the closest answer for your question. This can be used like
`私は東京在住です。` and `東京在住の日本人`.

Also `X居住` is acceptable. The difference between them is where the subject is
living, which here means X.

X in `X在住` are like country, province, city or village.

X in `X居住` are like house, apartment.
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More "correct" can be a bit misleading. Do you mean more common?

Generally you need to keep the answer grammatically compatible to the
question. Also keep in mind the other ways the same questions will be asked:

```

    どこの国の人ですか？  
    出身はどちらですか？
    お住まいはどこですか？
    故郷はどこですか？
    
```

For the most part you'd just answer these in noun form: アメリカです、東京です、or
whatever. That being said, I've found you can be a bit more liberal in mixing
it up than you can in English, so keep that in mind.

Also, definitely do not overlook the more common approach:

```

    どこに住んでいますか？　東京に住んでいます。
    オーストラリア人です。 - I'm from Australia
    
```

You will use all of these far more than 在住。
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