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Hispanic and Latin American Australians

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Hispanic and Latin American Australians
Total population
302,903 (total)
98,432 (by birth)
216,747 (by ancestry)
Regions with significant populations
Sydney · Melbourne · Brisbane
Languages
Australian English · Spanish · Portuguese
Religion
Predominantly Christian: Catholic, with minorities of Atheists and Protestants
Related ethnic groups
Hispanics · Lusitanics

Hispanic and Latin American Australians refers to Australians who are of Hispanic, and/or Latin American origin irrespective of their ancestral backgrounds, and their descendants. Brazilian Australians make up the largest proportion of Latin American Australians, while Chilean Australians make up the largest group of Hispanic Australians, followed by Salvadoran Australians. Most Hispanic and Latin American Australians speak English but many continue to use Spanish or Portuguese as well.

At the 2006 Census 86,156 Australian residents declared that they were born in South America (69,157), Central America (12,959) or the Caribbean (4,040).[1] They constitute only 0.43% of the Australian population. Other statistics state that 1.12 % of Australia's population are of Latin American origin. 93,795 residents declared themselves being of South American, Central American or Caribbean ancestry (either alone or in combination with one other ancestry).[2]

Until 2006, Chile was the country that had contributed the largest proportion of immigrants to Australia. In the 2006 Census 23,305 Australian residents declared they were born in Chile. Other Hispanic or Latin American countries include El Salvador (18,000), Spain (12,276), Argentina (11,369), Uruguay (9,376), Brazil (6,647), Peru (6,322), Colombia (5,706), and Ecuador (1,356).[3] But in the 2011 Census, Brazil became the largest source of immigrants of Latin American origin in Australia, with a total of 14,509 Brazil-born people living in the country, leaving Chile in second place.[4] 4,872 were born in Mexico in 2016. Mexican Australians are concentrated in Brisbane and Sydney.[5]

Distribution

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Sydney is home to the largest proportion of Hispanic and Latin American Australians - 66% of Uruguay-born, 62% of Peru-born, 47% each of Chile-born and Colombia-born, and 42% of Brazilian-born respondents at the 2006 Census were residing in Sydney. Persons from El Salvador however have different settlement patterns - only 18% were residing in Sydney, while 32% were in Melbourne and 21% were in Brisbane.[6]

As of 2019, there are approximately 7,420 Mexican-born people living in Australia.[7]

Culture

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Cuisine

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Food is one area in which the Hispanic world has influenced cuisine in Australia. Mexican foods are especially popular. The taco, a folded tortilla filled with meat, cheese and other ingredients. Other Hispanic dishes, such as enchiladas, tamales, tostadas and empanadas are also served in many Hispanic-themed restaurants.

Notable Hispanic and Latin American Australians

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There have been many distinguished Hispanic and Latin American Australians, in sports, the arts, politics and other areas. These include:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics 20680-Country of Birth of Person (minor groups) by Sex - Australia
  2. ^ "Australian Bureau of Statistics 20680-Ancestry (full classification list) by Sex - Australia". Archived from the original on 10 March 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2008.
  3. ^ "of Birth of Person (full classification list) by Sex&producttype=Census Tables&method=Place of Usual Residence&areacode=0 ABS Census - Country of Birth, 2006". Archived from the original on 2 September 2008. Retrieved 12 June 2008.
  4. ^ "The Brazil-born Community". Australian Government, Department of Immigration and Border Protection. Archived from the original on 18 November 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Community Information Summary - Mexico-born" (PDF).
  6. ^ "ABS Census - ethnicity". Archived from the original on 22 July 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
  7. ^ "Relación Bilateral México-Australia". embamex.sre.gob.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 June 2022.
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