Slovene Australians
Total population | |
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21,341 (Slovene ancestry in 2021) 5,076 (Slovenian-born in 2021) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Primarily New South Wales | |
Languages | |
Australian English · Slovene | |
Religion | |
Christianity (Catholic (4,114), Eastern Orthodox (92))[1] | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Slovene Americans, Slovene Canadians |
Slovene Australians are Australian citizens who are fully or partially of Slovene descent or Slovenia-born people who reside in Australia.
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History
[edit]Central European people called Slovenians began migrating to Australia in the mid-nineteenth century.[2] Until the 1900s, there was only a small number of Slovenian immigrants to Australia. The largest number of Slovenians migrated to Australia after World Wars One and Two.[3] The exact number who came after WW1 is impossible to determine because Slovenians were often classified as Austrians.
A lot of Slovenian Axis collaborators and their families migrated to Australia after World War II, fleeing persecution by the post-war socialist government of Josip Broz Tito.[3]
Demographics
[edit]Numbers
[edit]In the 2001 Australian Census, 14,189 Australians declared that they were of Slovenian origin. In the 2006 Australian Census, 16,093 Australians declared that they were of Slovenian origin.[4] Because many Slovenians came from the Austro-Hungarian Empire they identified themselves as Austrians.
Notable individuals
[edit]- Paula Gruden
- Tanya Plibersek
- Lyenko Urbanchich
- Aurelio Vidmar
- Tony Vidmar
- Mitchell Starc
- Milan Faletic
- Dana Faletic
- Damian Mori
- Ivan Rijavec
- Dayne Zorko
- Stan Rapotec
See also
[edit]- European Australians
- Europeans in Oceania
- Immigration to Australia
- Slovene Americans
- Slovene Argentines
- Slovene Canadians
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/mca/files/2016-cis-slovenia.PDF [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Origins: History of immigration from Slovenia - Immigration Museum, Melbourne Australia". 2008-04-01. Archived from the original on 2008-04-01. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ a b "SBS Radio - Slovenian". 2007-09-03. Archived from the original on 2007-09-03. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ "Sticisce avstralskih Slovencev - Slovenian network in Australia". Archived from the original on 2009-09-18. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
External links
[edit]- History of immigration from Slovenia
- Slovenian community in Australia
- Historical Archives of Slovenians in Australia
- The Slovenian: An independent online magazine
- Slovenian Australian Network