Uruguayan Australians

Uruguayan Australians
Uruguayo-australiano
UruguayAustralia
Candombe performance in Sydney
Total population
  • 6,485 (by ancestry, 2006)[1]
  • 9,376 (by birth, 2006).[2]
Regions with significant populations
Uruguayan born by state or territory[3]
 New South Wales6,516
 Victoria1,615
 Queensland669
 Western Australia171
 South Australia129
Languages
Religion
Related ethnic groups

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

See also

References

  1. ^ 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)
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ 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)
  4. ^ "History of immigration from Uruguay". Museum Victoria Australia. 2008. Archived from the original on 30 July 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2017.