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Uruguayan Australians

Uruguayan Australians
Uruguayo-australiano
Total population
(Uruguayan
6,485 (by ancestry, 2006)
9,376 (by birth, 2006).)
Regions with significant populations
Uruguayan born by state or territory
New South Wales 6,516
Victoria 1,615
Queensland 669
Western Australia 171
South Australia 129
Languages
Australian English · Uruguayan Spanish · Italian
Religion
 · Roman Catholic (Predominantly) · Protestant
Related ethnic groups
Spaniards · Italians · French · Basques · Portuguese · White Latin Americans

Uruguayan Australians refers to Australians of Uruguayan ancestry or birth who reside in Australia.

According to the 2006 Australian census, 9,376 Australians were born in Uruguay while 6,485 claimed Uruguayan ancestry, either alone or with another ancestry.

The first migrants from Uruguay came to Australia in the 1960s with growing numbers in the 1970s due to military dictatorship.


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