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Austrian Australians

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Austrian Australians
Total population
Austrian
17,010 (by birth, 2011)
42,341 (by ancestry, 2011)[1]
Regions with significant populations
New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
Languages
Australian English · Austrian German
Religion
Christianity, Judaism
Related ethnic groups
Australians of European descent, Austrian diaspora, Austrians

Austrian Australians are Australian citizens of Austrian national origin or ancestry, or a permanent residents of Australia who have migrated from Austria. There are thousands of Austrian Australians, with many tracing their history to ancestors who arrived in the gold rush during the 1850s. Others came in the aftermath of World War I; during the war, non-naturalised Austro-Hungarians in Australia were interned. The 1920 Immigration Act prevented the arrival of more Austrians, and by 1933 just 286 Austria-born people were present in Victoria alone.[2]

In World War II, and following the Nazi take-over of Austria, a sizeable number of Austrian Jews fled to Australia. By 1942, there were over 2,000 Austrian Jews throughout the country. The number of Austrians living in the state of Victoria peaked in the 1960s at 8,615, then declined in the decades to come. As of 2006, a total of 4,913 Austrian-born Victorians were recorded.[citation needed]

In terms of religion, most are Roman Catholic, followed by Irreligion.[citation needed]

History

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Notable people

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BERJAYA
The Austrian Australian Club in Canberra

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "The People of Australia – Statistics from the 2011 Census" (PDF). Australian Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  2. ↑ History of immigration from Austria
  3. ↑ "From Australia's Jewish past". www.acrf.com.au. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Judy Cassab | Art Gallery of NSW". www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  5. ↑ Debrett's Handbook of Australia and New Zealand. Debrett's Peerage. 1984. ISBN 978-0-949137-00-5.
  6. ↑ "Ignaz Friedmann (Composer, Arranger) - Short Biography". www.bach-cantatas.com. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  7. ↑ Nicol, Tom (28 December 2008). "One man's nakedness ambition". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "NAS Award in Early Earth and Life Sciences". www.nasonline.org. Archived from the original on 21 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  9. ↑ Dreyfus, Kay. "The Foreigner, the Musicians' Union, and the State in 1920s Australia: A Nexus of Conflict" (PDF). www.music.ucsb.edu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2009. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  10. ↑ NSW, Parliament of. "Leaders of the Opposition in the NSW Legislative Assembly, 1901 - present Parliament of NSW". www.parliament.nsw.gov.au. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  11. ↑ "Eric Gross : Represented Artist Profile : Australian Music Centre". www.australianmusiccentre.com.au. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  12. ↑ Leask, Margaret. "Stefan Hermann Haag (1925-1986)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Archived from the original on 11 March 2026.
  13. ↑ "Louis Kahan artworks at Chrysalis Gallery". Chrysalis Gallery. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  14. ↑ "Dick Klugman". MoAD Oral Histories. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  15. ↑ "Inquiry called into assassination conviction". www.abc.net.au. 6 June 2008. Archived from the original on 6 June 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  16. ↑ University of Sydney School of Medicine Online Museum. "Nossal, Sir Gustav Joseph Victor".
  17. ↑ "HEINZ RIEGLER". www.heinzriegler.com. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  18. ↑ "Modernist architect Harry Seidler dies in Australia". World Socialist Web Site. 20 June 2006. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  19. ↑ "Australia's top 100 public intellectuals". The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 March 2005. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
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