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Argentine Australian
Argentino-Australiano
Regions with significant populations
 New South Wales5,737[1]
 Victoria3,640[1]
 Queensland1,223[1]
 Western Australia620[1]
Languages
Australian English · Rioplatense Spanish · Italian
Religion
Predominately Roman Catholic · Protestant · Jewish  · Agnostic · Atheist
Related ethnic groups
Italians · Spaniards · Germans · Irish · Welsh · English • Slavic people · Ashkenazi Jews · South Americans

An Argentine Australian is an Australian citizen of Argentine descent or birth. According to the 2011 Census there were 9,879 Australians who claimed full or partial Argentine ancestry and 11,985 Argentina-born citizens who were residing in Australia at the moment of the census.

Argentines are the fifth largest Latin American group in Australia after Chileans, Salvadorans, Colombians and Brazilians.

Demographics

According to the Australian census 11,985 Australians were born in Argentina[3] while 9,875 claimed Argentine ancestry, either alone or with another ancestry.[4]

History and cultural background

Immigration from Argentina to Australia dates back to 1891, when the colonial census conducted that year recorded 25 Argentines living in Australia, indicating an old constant presence in the country. The Argentine community remained small and there wasn't much immigration from the South American country until many years later. In 1947, there were 249 Argentina-born people residing in Australia and by 1971 the number had increased to 1,805.[1]

Argentine immigration since the 1970s reflected Argentina's economic difficulties and political instability. Between January 1974 and mid-1985, 6,572 Argentines immigrated to Australia and most are assisted immigrants rather than political refugees.[5] Over 80% of Argentine immigrants to Australia between 1974 and 1982 received Australian Government assistance to immigrate.[5]

Most Argentine Australians live in Sydney and Melbourne.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Australian Government - Department of Immigration and Border Protection. "Argentine Australians". Retrieved 14 January 2014. [dead link‍]
  2. ^ "The People of Australia – Statistics from the 2011 Census" (PDF). Australian Government.
  3. ^ http://www.dss.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/02_2014/argentina.pdf
  4. ^ "20680-Ancestry (full classification list) by Sex - Australia" (Microsoft Excel download). 2006 Census. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2008-06-02. Total responses: 25,451,383 for total count of persons: 19,855,288.
  5. ^ a b Lukas, Isabel (2001). "Argentinians". In Jupp, James (ed.). The Australian People: An Encyclopedia of the Nation, Its People and Their Origins. Cambridge University Press. pp. 170–172. ISBN 978-0-521-80789-0.
  6. ^ "20680-Ancestry (full classification list) by Sex - Fairfield (C) (Local Government Area)" (Microsoft Excel download). 2006 Census. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2008-12-02. Total responses: 204,180.

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