Uruguayan Australians

Uruguayan Australians
*Uruguayo-australiano*
	Candombe performance in Sydney
Total population
	6,485 (by ancestry, 2006); 9,376 (by birth, 2006).;
Regions with significant populations
	Uruguayan born by state or territory
New South Wales	6,516
Victoria	1,615
Queensland	669
Western Australia	171
South Australia	129
Languages
	Australian English; Uruguayan Spanish; Italian;
Religion
	Roman Catholic (Predominantly); Protestant;
Related ethnic groups
	Spaniards; Italians; French; Basques; Portuguese; White Hispanics;

Uruguayan Australians (Spanish: uruguayos australiano) refers to Australians of Uruguayan ancestry or birth who reside in Australia.

According to the 2006 Australian census, 9,376 Australians were born in Uruguay^[2] while 6,485 claimed Uruguayan ancestry, either alone or with another ancestry.^[1]

History

The first migrants from Uruguay came to Australia in the 1960s with growing numbers in the 1970s due to military dictatorship.^[4]

Uruguayan Australians

Alex Brosque, football (soccer) player
Anthony Cáceres, football player for Sydney FC
Nick Carle, football (soccer) player
Bruno Fornaroli, football (soccer) player for Melbourne Victory FC
Richard Garcia, football (soccer) coach and former player
Telmo Languiller, politician
Alex de Minaur, tennis player
Richard Porta, football (soccer) player
Blake Ricciuto, football player for Tanjong Pagar United FC
Carmen Novoa, Author, writer, painter, and poet.

References

^ ^a ^b "20680- Ancestry (full classification list) by Sex – Australia". Australian census 2006. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (XLS) on 10 March 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2008: Total responses: 25,451,383 for total count of persons – 19,855,288.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
^ ^a ^b "20680-Country of Birth of Person (full classification list) by Sex – Australia". Australian census 2006. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (XLS) on 10 March 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2008: Total count of persons – 19,855,288.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
^ ^a ^b "Community Information Summary: Uruguay-born" (PDF). Community Relations Section of DIAC, Commonwealth of Australia. February 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2017: 2011 census{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
^ "History of immigration from Uruguay". Museum Victoria Australia. 2008. Archived from the original on 30 July 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2017.

External links

The Uruguay-born Community

[ABS_Ancestry-1] "20680- Ancestry (full classification list) by Sex – Australia". Australian census 2006. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (XLS) on 10 March 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2008: Total responses: 25,451,383 for total count of persons – 19,855,288.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

[ABS_Country_of_Birth-2] "20680-Country of Birth of Person (full classification list) by Sex – Australia". Australian census 2006. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (XLS) on 10 March 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2008: Total count of persons – 19,855,288.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

[ABS_2011-3] "Community Information Summary: Uruguay-born" (PDF). Community Relations Section of DIAC, Commonwealth of Australia. February 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2017: 2011 census{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

[4] "History of immigration from Uruguay". Museum Victoria Australia. 2008. Archived from the original on 30 July 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2017.

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according to Reflecting a Nation: Stories from the 2011 Census, 2012–2013 and Census of Population and Housing: Reflecting Australia - Stories from the Census, 2016

History

Uruguayan Australians

See also

References

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