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Total population | |
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3,710 (by birth, 2011) 23,037 (by ancestry, 2011) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Melbourne, Tasmania, Adelaide, Sydney, Perth | |
Languages | |
Australian English, Norwegian | |
Religion | |
Traditionally Christian, Lutheranism (Majority), Roman Catholic (Minority), Increasingly Irreligious | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Norwegians, Norwegian New Zealanders, Danish Australians, Swedish Australians |
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Norwegian Australians (Norwegian : Norskaustraliere) are Australian citizens of Norwegian ancestry. The majority of these people were part of the Norwegian diaspora.
An organised European immigration to Australia was initiated in 1788. Most of the early emigrants were deported from Britain to the "Penal Colony". The most famous was probably Knud Geelmuyden Bull (1811 - 1889), from Bergen, a painter and forger of coins who was deported to Hobart, Tasmania. [1]
In 2008, 800 people celebrated the Norwegian Constitution Day in Brisbane. The 17 May celebrations in Brisbane have in recent years been considered to be the largest celebration of the Norwegian national day in the southern hemisphere. [2]
Lund (2012) [3] has estimated that between 1870 and 1912 approximately 2000 Norwegians immigrated to Queensland out of an estimated 6500 who came to Australia during this same period. His study of Norwegians in Queensland, identified largely dispersed settlement patterns across the state, however there was one notable concentration - "The largest Norwegian agricultural settlement was found within a fairly limited area within the Darling Downs East census district, comprising flats and valleys bordered by the mountains of the Great Dividing Range. In particular, they made new homes for themselves on the rich soils surrounding the little town of Yangan; in nearby localities such as Swan Creek, Swanfels, Killarney, Emu Vale and Freestone. [4]
The Norwegian language was generally not retained for very long by these early settlers, in most cases only a matter of a few years. In reference to Scandinavians in Australia, Koivukangas (1986) [5] posits that marriage to women of British heritage was a significant factor contributing to this decline and supporting widespread assimilation.[ citation needed ]
Australia is one of the most popular countries for Norwegian students.[ citation needed ]
Half of the Norwegian students[ citation needed ] in Australia and New Zealand are members of ANSA — the Association of Norwegian Students Abroad. The Norwegian Embassy in Canberra cooperates closely with ANSA Australia, and has for instance its own column in ANSA Australia's magazine "ANZA".
Name | Birth and Death | Occupation | Notes |
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Wally Koochew | 1887 – 1932 | Australian rules football Player | Chinese and Norwegian descent |
Henry Lawson | 1867 – 1922 | Writer and poet | English and Norwegian descent |
Chris Leikvoll | 1975 – | Rugby league player | Norwegian descent |
Annalise Braakensiek | 1972 – 2019 | Model, actress and TV presenter | Czech, German and Norwegian descent |
Anita Hegh | 1972 – | Actor | Norwegian and Swedish-Estonian descent |
Dominic Purcell | 1970 – | Actor | Norwegian, English and Irish descent |
Mary Hansen | 1966 – 2002 | Singer | Danish and Norwegian descent |
Jasmuheen | 1957 – | Breatharian | Norwegian descent |
Derek Hansen | 1944 – | Novelist and story writer | Norwegian descent |
Justus Jorgensen | 1893 – 1975 | Artist and Architect | Norwegian descent |
Brisbane is the capital and largest city of the state of Queensland and the third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population over 2.7 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of South East Queensland, an urban agglomeration with a population of approximately 4 million which includes several other regional centres and cities. The central business district is situated within a peninsula of the Brisbane River about 15 km (9 mi) from its mouth at Moreton Bay. Brisbane is located in the hilly floodplain of the Brisbane River Valley between Moreton Island and the Taylor and D'Aguilar mountain ranges. It sprawls across several local government areas, most centrally the City of Brisbane. The demonym of Brisbane is Brisbanite.
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Knud Geelmuyden Bull was a Norwegian painter and counterfeiter. He studied as a painter, was convicted for printing false bank notes, and was deported from the United Kingdom to Australia during 1846. He lived in Australia the remainder of his life, becoming a significant artistic painter there.
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