Slovene_Australians
Slovene Australians are Australian citizens who are fully or partially of Slovene descent or Slovenia-born people who reside in Australia.
Total population | |
---|---|
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 | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Slovene Americans, Slovene Canadians |
Central European people called Slovenians began migrating to Australia in the mid-nineteenth century.[1] 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.[2] 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.[2]
Numbers
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.[3] Because many Slovenians came from the Austro-Hungarian Empire they identified themselves as Austrians.
- "Origins: History of immigration from Slovenia - Immigration Museum, Melbourne Australia". 2008-04-01. Archived from the original on 2008-04-01. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- "SBS Radio - Slovenian". 2007-09-03. Archived from the original on 2007-09-03. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- "Sticisce avstralskih Slovencev - Slovenian network in Australia". Archived from the original on 2009-09-18. Retrieved 2009-11-03.