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Romanian Australians may include those who have immigrated to Australia from Romania, and Australian-born citizens of Romanian descent. According to ABS (2021 census) figures, there are 15,268 people in Australia who were born in Romania[1] and 28,103 people with Romanian ancestry in Australia.[2]
| Total population | |
|---|---|
Romanian:
| |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland | |
| Languages | |
| Romanian · Australian English | |
| Religion | |
| Eastern Orthodox Church, Roman Catholicism, Protestantism and Judaism. | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Romanian Americans, Romanian Canadians, Romanian Britons, Romanian Germans, Romanian French people, Other European peoples |
Romanians were registered in Australia for the first time more than 80 years ago having emigrated for work seeking a more prosperous economic status, or as missionaries.[citation needed] But the first wave of Romanian emigrants to Australia came after World War II, when Romania was experiencing severe economic and political problems. The Romanians who were then emigrating to Australia principally settled in areas around Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. The number of Romanians who came to Australia at the time is estimated to be around 2,000 people.[3]
The second wave of Romanian emigration to the Australian continent began after the Romanian Revolution of 1989, when the Communist regime fell and citizens received the right to leave Romania. They came in large numbers for the same reasons as the first-wave immigrants.
A diverse range of ethnic backgrounds can be found among the Romanian-born population in Australia, including Roma (Gypsies), Germans, Hungarians, Serbians, Russians, Greeks, Jews, Turks, and Bulgarians.[4]
History
editVasile Teodorescu, born in Galați in 1853, was one of the early Romanian settlers in Australia. He was the son of an Orthodox priest.[4]
Demographics
editThis section needs to be updated. (December 2017) |
As of 2021[update] the largest communities of Romanian-Australians could be found in Melbourne (5,221[5]), Sydney (3,128[6])and Brisbane (1,912[7]).
In the 2006 Census, among Romanian-born persons, the religious breakdown was as follows: 80.6% Christianity, 5.8% no religion or atheism, 4.4% Judaism, 3.0% other religions and 5.6% did not answer the question.[8]
Notable Romanian Australians
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- Victor Albert Bailey, physicist (his mother was Romanian)
- Traian Chirilă, chemist[9]
- Carin Clonda, squash player
- Greg Conescu, rugby league footballer
- Daniela Costian, Olympic bronze medalist[10]
- Andrew Ilie, tennis player[11]
- Daniel Ioniță, poet[12]
- Lucy Kiraly, model and television presenter[13]
- Ted Theodore, 12th Treasurer of Australia (his father was Romanian)[14]
- Anthony Fisher, prelate, Archbishop of Sydney[15]
- Hagi Gligor, footballer[16][17]
- Raimond Gaita, philosopher and writer (his father was Romanian)[18][19]
- Daniela Nuțu-Gajić, chess player
- Ajdin Hrustic, footballer[20]
- Lance Picioane, Australian rules footballer[21]
- Ion Popa, rower
- Rosemary Popa, rower
- Julian Savulescu, philosopher and bioethicist
- Lauren Mitchell, artistic gymnast
- Mirka Mora, prominent artist (her mother was Romanian)[22]
- Aida Tomescu, artist[23]
- Xonia, singer[24]
- Edmond Lupancu, footballer
- Lucian Boz, writer
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2021 People in Australia who were born in Romania, Census Country of birth QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics".
- ^ Population by ancestry (Australia), 2021 Australian census
- ^ "Department of Home Affairs Website" (PDF). 17 April 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ^ a b Jupp, James (1 October 2001). The Australian People: An Encyclopedia of the Nation, Its People and Their Origins. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-80789-0. Retrieved 1 March 2024 – via Google Books.
- ^ "2021 People in Greater Melbourne who were born in Romania, Census Country of birth QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "2021 People in Greater Sydney who were born in Romania, Census Country of birth QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "2021 People in Greater Brisbane who were born in Romania, Census Country of birth QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ 2006 census data abs.gov.au
- ^ "Professor Traian Chirila". Queensland Eye Institute. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Daniela Costian". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Flashback Friday: Shirt-ripping Andrew Ilie becomes Aussie cult hero". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ J.Burke (24 December 2021). "Daniel Ionita". Flying Islands Pocket Poets. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Lucy Kiraly". www.female.com.au. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Ted Theodore: the proto-Keynesian | Treasury.gov.au". treasury.gov.au. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Archbishop's Biography". Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "What's in a name? The challenge to emulate a footballing legend". SBS News. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ Bossi, Dominic (28 February 2014). "Hagi Gligor shows skills matter more than size". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Raimond Gaita, b. 1946". National Portrait Gallery people. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Conversation with Raimond Gaita | DWL". desiwriterslounge.net. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ Bossi, Dominic (11 June 2022). "'He's gone to another level': How Hrustic went from forgotten man to Socceroos star". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Becoming Lance". AFL Players' Association Limited. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "'Paint hope, joy and resilience': Holocaust survivor transformed trauma into iconic artworks". ABC News. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Aida Tomescu". Flowers Gallery. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ Moran, Michael. "Romanian singer slammed for tasteless photo shoot at Holocaust memorial". www.thejc.com. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
