Afghan Australian
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| Total population |
|---|
| Afghan Australians 19,416 (by ancestry, 2006)[1] 16,751 (by birth, 2006).[2] |
| Languages |
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Afghan, Dari & Pashtu[3] |
| Religion |
Afghan Australians are residents of Australia who are of Afghan ancestry.
According to the 2006 Australian census 16,751 Australians were born in Afghanistan[2] while 19,416 claimed Afghan ancestry, either alone or with another ancestry.[1]
Islam is the declared religion of most Afghan Australians, 15,961 or 95%.[3]
Various Dari dialects are spoken at home by two thirds of people (11,066) of Afghan heritage, whilst Pashto and other Iranian languages and various Turkic languages are also spoken.[3]
Australian residents at the time of the 2006 Census who were born in Afghanistan arrived mostly in the 1990s (5,707) and since 2000 (8,554). Very few had arrived before 1979 (149).[3] 9,356 (56%) had acquired Australian citizenship.[3]
[edit] Notable Afghan Australians
| name | Born - Died | Notable for | Connection with Australia | Connection with Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amin Saikal | 1950 - | academic | works in Australia | born Afghanistan |
[edit] See also
- Afghan (Australia) - Muslim camel drivers who worked in outback Australia from the 1860s to the 1930s, not all of whom came from Afghanistan
- The Afghan Cameleeers in Australia
[edit] References
- ^ a b "20680-Ancestry (full classification list) by Sex - Australia" (Microsoft Excel download). 2006 Census. Australian Bureau of Statistics. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/ViewData?breadcrumb=POLTD&method=Place%20of%20Usual%20Residence&subaction=-1&issue=2006&producttype=Census%20Tables&documentproductno=0&textversion=false&documenttype=Details&collection=Census&javascript=true&topic=Ancestry&action=404&productlabel=Ancestry%20(full%20classification%20list)%20by%20Sex&order=1&period=2006&tabname=Details&areacode=0&navmapdisplayed=true&. Retrieved on 2008-06-02. Total responses: 25,451,383 for total count of persons: 19,855,288.
- ^ a b "20680-Country of Birth of Person (full classification list) by Sex - Australia" (Microsoft Excel download). 2006 Census. Australian Bureau of Statistics. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/ViewData?action=404&documentproductno=0&documenttype=Details&order=1&tabname=Details&areacode=0&issue=2006&producttype=Census%20Tables&javascript=true&textversion=false&navmapdisplayed=true&breadcrumb=POLTD&&collection=Census&period=2006&productlabel=Country%20of%20Birth%20of%20Person%20(full%20classification%20list)%20by%20Sex&producttype=Census%20Tables&method=Place%20of%20Usual%20Residence&topic=Birthplace&. Retrieved on 2008-06-02. Total count of persons: 19,855,288.
- ^ a b c d e f "2914.0.55.002 2006 Census Ethnic Media Package" (Excel download). Census Dictionary, 2006 (cat.no 2901.0). Australian Bureau of Statistics. 2007-06-27. http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/subscriber.nsf/0/5618AB4511347DC2CA257306000D44C2/$File/2914055002_2006%20(Reissue).xls. Retrieved on 2008-07-14.
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