Colombian Australians
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Total population | |
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Colombian 35,033 (by birth, Roman Catholic. | |
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Spaniards, Mestizos, Afro-Colombians, Mulattos, Colombian people |
Colombian Australians (Spanish: colombianos australiano) are Australian citizens who trace their nationality or heritage from the South American nation of Colombia.
Causes of migration
Economic problems and violence led to an emigration of Colombians to Australia in the 1980s. Colombians are one of the largest South American migrant groups to Australia.[citation needed] Like other South American immigrants and unlike Central American and Caribbean Hispanic immigrants, Colombians tend to come from urban areas.[citation needed]
Ethnic composition of Colombians in Australia
Ethnically, Colombians are a diverse population including Colombians of Indigenous descent, Afro-Colombians, Colombians of European descent (mainly Spanish ancestry). However, most Colombians are mix of the three ethnicities.[citation needed]
Cultural traditions
The main musical interests are
Notable people
- Adam Garcia, actor
- Amyl, drag queen
- Kat Hoyos, actress
- María Fernanda Cardoso, artist
- Gustavo Giron Marulanda, footballer
See also
- African Australians
- Afro-Colombians
- Colombian diaspora
- European Australians
- Europeans in Oceania
- Hispanic and Latin American Australians
- Immigration to Australia
References
- ^ "People in Australia who were born in Colombia". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "The Colombia-born Community". Australian Government, Department of Immigration and Border Protection. 19 November 2013. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.