Total population | |
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21,341 (Slovene ancestry in 2021) 5,076 (Slovenian-born in 2021) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Primarily New South Wales | |
Languages | |
Australian English · Slovene | |
Religion | |
Christianity (Catholic (4,114), Eastern Orthodox (92)) [1] | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Slovene Americans, Slovene Canadians |
Slovene Australians are Australian citizens who are fully or partially of Slovene descent or Slovenia-born people who reside in Australia.
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Central European people called Slovenians began migrating to Australia in the mid-nineteenth century. [2] Until the 1900s, there was only a small number of Slovenian immigrants to Australia. The largest number of Slovenians migrated to Australia after World Wars One and Two. [3] The exact number who came after WW1 is impossible to determine because Slovenians were often classified as Austrians.
A lot of Slovenian Axis collaborators and their families migrated to Australia after World War II, fleeing persecution by the post-war socialist government of Josip Broz Tito. [3]
In the 2001 Australian Census, 14,189 Australians declared that they were of Slovenian origin. In the 2006 Australian Census, 16,093 Australians declared that they were of Slovenian origin. [4] Because many Slovenians came from the Austro-Hungarian Empire they identified themselves as Austrians.
Total population | |
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21,341 (Slovene ancestry in 2021) 5,076 (Slovenian-born in 2021) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Primarily New South Wales | |
Languages | |
Australian English · Slovene | |
Religion | |
Christianity (Catholic (4,114), Eastern Orthodox (92)) [1] | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Slovene Americans, Slovene Canadians |
Slovene Australians are Australian citizens who are fully or partially of Slovene descent or Slovenia-born people who reside in Australia.
Part of a series on |
Slovenes |
---|
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Diaspora by country |
Culture of Slovenia |
Religion |
Languages and dialects |
Central European people called Slovenians began migrating to Australia in the mid-nineteenth century. [2] Until the 1900s, there was only a small number of Slovenian immigrants to Australia. The largest number of Slovenians migrated to Australia after World Wars One and Two. [3] The exact number who came after WW1 is impossible to determine because Slovenians were often classified as Austrians.
A lot of Slovenian Axis collaborators and their families migrated to Australia after World War II, fleeing persecution by the post-war socialist government of Josip Broz Tito. [3]
In the 2001 Australian Census, 14,189 Australians declared that they were of Slovenian origin. In the 2006 Australian Census, 16,093 Australians declared that they were of Slovenian origin. [4] Because many Slovenians came from the Austro-Hungarian Empire they identified themselves as Austrians.