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==Community History== |
==Community History== |
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Filipinos were excluded from entering Australia under the racist [[White Australia Policy]]. As a consequence, their numbers in Australia remained minimal — confined to descendants of those few Filipinos who had migrated to the north west pearling areas of Western Australia and the sugar cane plantations of Queensland prior to 1901 — until the abolition of racially selective immigration policies in 1975<ref>Ibid.</ref>. The 1901 census had recorded 700 Filipinos in Australia<ref>Ibid.</ref>. |
Filipinos were excluded from entering Australia under the racist [[White Australia Policy]]. As a consequence, their numbers in Australia remained minimal — confined to descendants of those few Filipinos who had migrated to the north west pearling areas of Western Australia and the sugar cane plantations of Queensland prior to 1901 — until the abolition of racially selective immigration policies in 1975<ref>Ibid.</ref>. The 1901 census had recorded 700 Filipinos in Australia<ref>Ibid.</ref>. |
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Martial law in the Philippines — declared in 1972 — and the renunciation of the White Australia Policy made Australia an attractive destination for Filipino emigrants, particularly skilled workers. Many Filipinas also settled in Australia from the 1970s onward as the spouses of Australian citizens. The 1980s were the period of the greatest Filipino immigration, with 1987-1988 being the peak year<ref>Ibid.</ref> |
Martial law in the Philippines — declared in [[1972]] — and the renunciation of the White Australia Policy made Australia an attractive destination for Filipino emigrants, particularly skilled workers. Many Filipinas also settled in Australia from the 1970s onward as the spouses of Australian citizens. The [[1980s]] were the period of the greatest Filipino immigration, with 1987-1988 being the peak year<ref>Ibid.</ref> |
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==Notable Filipino Australians== |
==Notable Filipino Australians== |
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Revision as of 10:38, 25 September 2007
| Regions with significant populations | |
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| primarily Sydney; New South Wales | |
| Languages | |
| Australian English, Tagalog, other Philippine languages | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, Islam, and others | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Filipino people, Overseas Filipinos |
Filipino Australians are Australians who are either migrants or descended from migrants from the Philippines. In the 2001 Australian census, 129,821 respondents returned themselves as Filipino, accounting for 0.6 per cent of responses[1].
The census recorded 103,990 Philippines-born persons in Australia, females accounted for 65.5% while males at 34.5% of the Filipino Australian population.[2].
According to census data, 50.2 per cent of the Philippines-born were resident in New South Wales (52,240), followed by 21.6 per cent in Victoria (22,500), 14.9 per cent in Queensland (15,450) and 5.2 per cent in Western Australia. It is likely that the Filipino Australian children of the Philippines-born also share this settlement pattern; thus Filipino Australians are far more likely than the Australian population as a whole to live in New South Wales (50.2 per cent of Filipino Australians compared to only 33.8 per cent of all Australians).
Community History
Filipinos were excluded from entering Australia under the racist White Australia Policy. As a consequence, their numbers in Australia remained minimal — confined to descendants of those few Filipinos who had migrated to the north west pearling areas of Western Australia and the sugar cane plantations of Queensland prior to 1901 — until the abolition of racially selective immigration policies in 1975[3]. The 1901 census had recorded 700 Filipinos in Australia[4].
Martial law in the Philippines — declared in 1972 — and the renunciation of the White Australia Policy made Australia an attractive destination for Filipino emigrants, particularly skilled workers. Many Filipinas also settled in Australia from the 1970s onward as the spouses of Australian citizens. The 1980s were the period of the greatest Filipino immigration, with 1987-1988 being the peak year[5]
Notable Filipino Australians
- Mig Ayesa — rock vocalist
- Merlinda Bobis — writer
- Kate Ceberano — singer
- Jeff Hewitt — stand-up comedian.
- Kathleen de Leon (also known as Kathleen de Leon Jones) — Hi-5 member
- Natalie Mendoza (also known as Natalie Jackson Mendoza) — actress and lead star of Hotel Babylon, a hit BBC television drama series
- Vivian Solon — wrongfully removed to the Philippines by the Department of Immigration
- Craig Wing — Australian rugby league player for the Sydney Roosters and Cleo Magazine's annual Bachelor of the Year in 2000
- Michelle Leslie — Australian model that was caught with drugs in Bali, Indonesia
References
External links
- Embassy of the Philippines in Canberra
- Filipinos in Victoria, Australia
- Philippines Australia Studies Centre, La Trobe University
- Philippine Australian Resource Directory
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