South Sudanese Australians

Not to be confused with Sudanese Australian.
South Sudanese Australians
Total population
(South Sudanese
3,487 (by birth, 2011 Census)
4,825 (by ancestry, 2011 Census))
Regions with significant populations
Victoria 1,118
Queensland 715
New South Wales 561
Western Australia 489
Languages
Dinka · English · Arabic
Religion
Christianity

South Sudanese Australians are people of South Sudanese ancestry or birth who live in Australia. Following South Sudan's independence in July 2011, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) included the country amongst the country of birth and ancestry options in the 2011 Census that took place in August.[1] This census recorded 3,487 people born in South Sudan in Australia. However, the ABS note that "South Sudan-born were previously included in the Census count of the Sudan-born, and this is highly likely with a large number in the 2011 Census". Of the 3,487, the largest number were living in the state of Victoria (1,118), followed by Queensland (715), then New South Wales (561) and Western Australia (489). A total of 4,825 people indicated that they were of partial or full South Sudanese ancestry.[2]

time series chart showing a peak of around 600 in 2004
Permanent settlers arriving in Australia from Sudan and South Sudan each month since 1991

Notable South Sudanese Australians

See also

References

  1. ↑ "South Sudan recognised on the Australian Census". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 5 August 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Community Information Summary: South Sudan-born" (PDF). Department of Immigration and Citizenship. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 8/27/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.