Latin American Australian
| Total population | |
|---|---|
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179.951 (total) 86,156 (by birth) 93,795 (by ancestry) 0.91% of Australia's population (2006) |
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| Regions with significant populations | |
| Sydney · Melbourne · Perth | |
| Languages | |
| Australian English · Spanish · Portuguese | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Catholic, Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Latin Americans · Spaniards · Portuguese · Latin Europeans |
Latin American Australians refers to Australian persons who were born in Latin America (including the Caribbean and Central America) irrespective of their ancestral backgrounds, and their descendants. Brazilian Australians make up the largest proportion of Latin American Australians, followed by Chilean Australians and Salvadoran Australians. Most 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). They constitute only 0.43% of the Australian population. 93,795 residents declared themselves being of South American, Central American or Caribbean ancestry (either alone or in combination with one other ancestry).
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 source Latin American countries include El Salvador (18,000), Argentina (11,369 residents), Uruguay (9,376), Brazil (6,647), Peru (6,322), Colombia (5,706), and Ecuador (1,356). But in the 2011 Census, Brazil became the largest source of immigrants from Latin America in Australia, with a total of 147,509 Brazil-born people living in the country, leaving Chile in second place. Many believe that there is as many as 200,000 Latin Americans living in Australia.
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