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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| Austrian 17,010 (by birth, 2011) 42,341 (by ancestry, 2011)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria | |
| Languages | |
| Australian English · Austrian German | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity, Judaism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Australians of European descent, Austrian diaspora, Austrians |
Austrian Australians are Australian citizens of Austrian national origin or ancestry, or a permanent residents of Australia who have migrated from Austria. There are thousands of Austrian Australians, with many tracing their history to ancestors who arrived in the gold rush during the 1850s. Others came in the aftermath of World War I; during the war, non-naturalised Austro-Hungarians in Australia were interned. The 1920 Immigration Act prevented the arrival of more Austrians, and by 1933 just 286 Austria-born people were present in Victoria alone.[2]
In World War II, and following the Nazi take-over of Austria, a sizeable number of Austrian Jews fled to Australia.[3] By 1942, there were over 2,000 Austrian Jews throughout the country. The number of Austrians living in the state of Victoria peaked in the 1960s at 8,615, then declined in the decades to come.[4]
History
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Notable people
[edit]- Peter Abeles (businessman)[5]
- Judy Cassab (artist)[6]
- Manfred Clynes (scientist and musician)[7]
- Bert Flugelman (sculpture artist)[8]
- Ignaz Friedman (composer)[9]
- Michael Gawenda (journalist)
- Gerald Ganglbauer (publisher and nudist)[10]
- Martin Glaessner (palaeontologist)[11]
- Richard Goldner (violist and inventor)[12]
- Nick Greiner (Liberal Party of Australia (LPA) politician)[13]
- Eric Gross (musician)[14]
- Stefan Haag (singer and television director/producer)[15]
- Louis Kahan (artist and fashion designer)[16]
- Dick Klugman (doctor and LPA politician)[17]
- John Newman (assassinated Australian Labor Party politician)[18]
- Marlene Norst (linguist and philanthropist)
- Gustav Nossal (doctor)[19]
- Heinz Reigler (artist)[20]
- Harry Seidler (architect)[21]
- Peter Singer (philosopher)[22]
- Franz Stampfl (athletics coach)
- John Hans Stroh (businessman)
- Eugene von Geurard (painter)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "The People of Australia – Statistics from the 2011 Census" (PDF). Australian Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ↑ "Origins: History of immigration from Austria - Immigration Museum, Melbourne Australia". museumvictoria.com.au. Archived from the original on 1 August 2008. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
- ↑ "Austrian - Austrians in Australia". Cultural Atlas. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
- ↑ "Immigration History from Austria to Victoria". origins.museumsvictoria.com.au. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
- ↑ "From Australia's Jewish past". www.acrf.com.au. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ↑ "Judy Cassab | Art Gallery of NSW". www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ↑ Debrett's Handbook of Australia and New Zealand. Debrett's Peerage. 1984. ISBN 978-0-949137-00-5.
- ↑ "Herbert Flugelman | Art Gallery of NSW". www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
- ↑ "Ignaz Friedmann (Composer, Arranger) - Short Biography". www.bach-cantatas.com. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ↑ Nicol, Tom (28 December 2008). "One man's nakedness ambition". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ↑ "NAS Award in Early Earth and Life Sciences". www.nasonline.org. Archived from the original on 21 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ↑ Dreyfus, Kay. "The Foreigner, the Musicians' Union, and the State in 1920s Australia: A Nexus of Conflict" (PDF). www.music.ucsb.edu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2009. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ↑ NSW, Parliament of. "Leaders of the Opposition in the NSW Legislative Assembly, 1901 - present Parliament of NSW". www.parliament.nsw.gov.au. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ↑ "Eric Gross : Represented Artist Profile : Australian Music Centre". www.australianmusiccentre.com.au. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ↑ Leask, Margaret. "Stefan Hermann Haag (1925-1986)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Archived from the original on 11 March 2026.
- ↑ "Louis Kahan artworks at Chrysalis Gallery". Chrysalis Gallery. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
- ↑ "Dick Klugman". MoAD Oral Histories. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
- ↑ "Inquiry called into assassination conviction". www.abc.net.au. 6 June 2008. Archived from the original on 6 June 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
- ↑ University of Sydney School of Medicine Online Museum. "Nossal, Sir Gustav Joseph Victor".
- ↑ "HEINZ RIEGLER". www.heinzriegler.com. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
- ↑ "Modernist architect Harry Seidler dies in Australia". World Socialist Web Site. 20 June 2006. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
- ↑ "Australia's top 100 public intellectuals". The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 March 2005. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
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