Cuban Australians

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Cuban Australians
Cubanos australianos
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Total population
2,135 [1] [2]
Regions with significant populations
Mainly in New South Wales [1] and Queensland; [1] Victoria (state); [1] Western Australia
Languages
Related ethnic groups
Caribbean and West Indian Australians

Cuban Australians (Spanish : cubanos australianos) are Australian citizens whose full or partial ancestry can be traced back to Cuba.

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In 2023, there were 1,021 Australians residents who were born in Cuba, [2] whereas some other 1,114 Australians claimed Australia as their birthplace along with their partial and full Cuban ancestry.

A portion of the Cuban-born population of 1.021 individuals had settled in Australia during the Cuban Exodus. The remaining amounts of Cuban nationals born on the island flew to the Commonwealth on temporary and student visas, [1] whereas some others married Australian nationals and moved to the country.

Other cases of immigration can include transnational marriage with a citizen of a country, whose diaspora may happen to be widespread in Australia, and also the birth of one either in Cuba or anywhere else abroad, to one Australian parent and one Cuban parent, or two Cuban nationals.

Between 2018 and 2023, the Australian Bureau of Statistics registered 71 new Cuban-born individuals residing in the country. [2]

New South Wales, [1] especially Greater Sydney and its neighboring suburbs and Queensland, [1] especially South East Queensland are home to the largest populations of Australian residents of Cuban descent, hosting approximately more 1.000 individuals identifying as such altogether.

Following significant long-standing numbers of Cuban Australians can be found in the states of Victoria: [1] mainly in Melbourne, hosting a sizable population; and Western Australia. [1]

Notable Cuban Australians

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Australian National Internships Program. "Latin America in Australia policy brief- Migration from Cuba and the dynamics of integration" (PDF). Australian National University.
  2. 1 2 3 "Australia's Population by Country of Birth, Jun 2023". Australian Bureau of Statistics. April 24, 2024.