Belgian Australians
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| Total population | |
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| 6,378[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Predominantely New South Wales and Queensland | |
| Languages | |
| English · Walloon French · Dutch | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Christianity and Atheism, followed by Judaism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| French Australians · Dutch Australians |
Belgian Australians (Dutch: Belgische Australiërs) (French: Australiens Belges) are Australian citizens of Belgian ancestry or Belgian-born people who reside in Australia.
Belgian Australians
This is a list of notable Belgian Australians and their descendants.
- Legislative Assembly for the Electoral district of Hawthorn since 1999[2]
- William Baillieu, philanthropist, businessman and parliamentarian[3][4]
- Mathias Cormann, Secretary General, OECD. Former Liberal Senator for Western Australia [5] and Australian Minister for Finance between 2013 and 2020. [6]
- ARIA Award-winning singer-songwriter.
- Chantale Delrue, visual artist, member of Tasmanian Honour Roll of Women[7][8]
- Nicolas Hyeronimus (1808–1860), pioneering innkeeper, merchant, pastoralist and politician in colonial New South Wales, Australia; member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as inaugural member for the electoral district of Wellington
- Karel Axel Lodewycks, author and Chief Librarian of the Melbourne University Library[9]
- Pierre Ryckmans, Professor of Chinese Studies at the University of Sydney
- Bradley Wiggins, born in Belgium to an Australian father
See also
References
- ^ Community Information Summary - Belgium-born
- ^ Gordon, Michael (3 December 2010). "Big challenges for Melbourne's small-l Liberal". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ K.A.Lodewycks (1988), The Belgians in Australia, Pages 56–57.
- ^ Poynter, J. R. "William Lawrence (Willie) Baillieu (1859–1936)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University – via Australian Dictionary of Biography.
- ^ "Your Politics – Find a Senate Member – Q&A – ABC TV". www.abc.net.au. 25 March 2024.
- ^ "Tony Abbott's cabinet and outer ministry". smh.com.au. AAP. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "Chantale Delrue: Awarded for service to the arts". dpac.tas.gov.au. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- ^ K.A. Lodewycks (1988), The Belgians in Australia, Pages 124–125.
- ISBN 0-86786-006-5
Further reading
- K.A.Lodewycks (1988), "Belgians", in ISBN 0-207-15427-9
- K.A.Lodewycks (1988), The Belgians in Australia, Bowen Hills, Queensland, Boolarong Publications. ISBN 0-86439-057-2
- K.A.Lodewycks (2001), "Belgians", in ISBN 0-521-80789-1
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