Uruguayan Australians

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Uruguayan Australians
Uruguayo-australiano
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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]
Flag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales 6,516
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg  Victoria 1,615
Flag of Queensland.svg  Queensland 669
Flag of Western Australia.svg  Western Australia 171
Flag of South Australia.svg  South Australia 129
Languages
Religion
Related ethnic groups

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

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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

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References

  1. 1 2 "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. 1 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)
  3. 1 2 "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.