Australian Americans
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Total population | |
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60,965 (by birth 2000 United States Census data) 93,864 (by ancestry 2013 Census Estimate) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
California, Hawaii, New York, South Florida | |
Languages | |
Australian English, American English | |
Religion | |
Roman Catholic and Protestant | |
Related ethnic groups | |
British Americans · Cornish Americans · Canadian Americans · English Americans · Scottish Americans · Scotch-Irish Americans · Welsh Americans · Irish Americans |
Australian Americans are Americans who have Australian ancestry.
History
The history of the Australian American population almost follows the story of both British Americans and Irish Americans, as Australia was a British political territory at the time when they first immigrated and most of the settlers were English or Irish. The first wave of immigration from Australia to the United States came in the 1850s California Gold Rush when mostly Irish migrants who had escaped the Great Irish Famine had previously worked on the Australian goldfields. In San Francisco, the "Sydney Ducks" as they were known came into violent conflict with nativist locals. Transpacific immigration then dried up while the American Civil War took place. It picked up during the period of Reconstruction, but faltered again when Australia was hit by a depression in the late 1890s. Immigration to the United States peaked in the years following World War II, due to America's increased economic activity, and the exodus of 15,000 Australian war brides who married U.S. servicemen. From 1971 to 1990, more than 86,400 Australians and New Zealanders immigrated to the United States.[1] At the 2000 U.S. Census, 60,965 Australian born people were enumerated in the United States, of which 15,315 were citizens. Around 40% of Australian Americans had entered the United States before 1980.[2]
Notable Australian Americans
See also
References
- ^ "Australian and New Zealander Americans - History, Modern era, The first Australians and New Zealanders in america". www.everyculture.com. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ https://www.census.gov/population/cen2000/stp-159/stp159-australia.pdf