Romanian Australians
| Total population | |
|---|---|
Romanian:
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| Regions with significant populations | |
| New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland | |
| Languages | |
| Romanian · Australian English | |
| Religion | |
| Eastern Orthodox Church, Roman Catholicism, Protestantism and Judaism. | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Romanian Americans, Romanian Canadians, Romanian Britons, Romanian Germans, Romanian French people, Other European peoples |
Romanian Australians may include those who have immigrated to Australia from Romania, and Australian-born citizens of Romanian descent. According to ABS (2006 census) figures, there are 18,320 people with Romanian ancestry in Australia.[1]
Romanians were registered in Australia for the first time more than 80 years ago having emigrated for work seeking a more prosperous economic status, or as missionaries.[citation needed] But the first wave of Romanian emigrants to Australia came after World War II, when Romania was experiencing severe economic and political problems. The Romanians who were then emigrating to Australia principally settled in areas around Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. The number of Romanians who came to Australia at the time is estimated to be around 2,000 people.[citation needed]
The second wave of Romanian emigration to the Australian continent began after the Romanian Revolution of 1989, when the Communist regime fell and citizens received the right to leave Romania. They came in large numbers for the same reasons as the first-wave immigrants.
Demographics
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As of 2006[update] the largest communities of Romanian-Australians could be found in Sydney (4,145[2]), Melbourne (6,482[3]) and Brisbane (1,912[4]).
In the 2006 Census, among Romanian-born persons, the religious breakdown was as follows: 80.6% Christianity, 5.8% no religion or atheism, 4.4% Judaism, 3.0% other religions and 5.6% did not answer the question.[5]
Notable Romanian Australians
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- Victor Albert Bailey, physicist (his mother was Romanian)
- Traian Chirilă, chemist
- Carin Clonda, squash player
- Greg Conescu, rugby league footballer
- Daniela Costian, Olympic bronze medalist;
- Andrew Ilie, tennis player
- Lucy Kiraly, model and television presenter
- Ted Theodore, politician
- Anthony Fisher, prelate, Archbishop of Sydney
- Hagi Gligor, footballer
- Raimond Gaita, philosopher and writer (his father was Romanian)
- Daniela Nuțu-Gajić, chess player
- Ajdin Hrustic, footballer
- Elsa Pataky, actress
- Lance Picioane, Australian rules footballer
- Ion Popa, rower
- Rosemary Popa, rower
- Julian Savulescu, philosopher and bioethicist
- Lauren Mitchell, artistic gymnast
- Mirka Mora, prominent artist (her mother was Romanian)
- Aida Tomescu, artist
- Xonia, singer
See also
References
- ^ Population by ancestry (Australia), 2006 Australian census
- ^ Population by ancestry (Sydney), 2006 Australian census
- ^ Population by ancestry (Melbourne), 2006 Australian census
- ^ Population by ancestry (Brisbane), 2006 Australian census
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