| Group: | Australian Hazaras هزارههای استرالیا |
| Population: | 41,766 (2021)[1] (0.16% of the Australian population) |
| Langs: | Persian (Hazaragi and Dari) Australian English |
| Related: | Hazara diaspora |
Hazara Australians or Australian Hazaras (هزارههای استرالیا) are Australians who have Hazara ancestry.[2] The Hazaras are an ethnic group native to, and primarily residing in, the mountainous region of Hazarajat in central Afghanistan. Many Hazara Australians have also migrated from Pakistan.[3] The Hazara Council of Australia is an organization formed by the Hazara community of Australia.[4] Hazaras constitute one of the largest ethnic groups of asylum seekers in Australia[5]
According to the 2016 Australian census, 21.9% of Afghan-born Australians recorded their ancestry as Hazara and 33.9% listed Hazaragi as their main language, making Hazaras the second largest group in both categories.[6]
Before 1980, relatively few Hazaras came to Australia for educational purposes. During the 1980s Soviet–Afghan War and the 1990s civil war, over 5,000 Hazaras arrived in Australia. The Hazara Australian community has produced a sizable number of individuals notable in many fields, including law, medicine, engineering, teaching and business.[7]
The largest portion of Hazara Australians reside in the LGAs of Dandenong, Ryde (North Ryde, Macquarie Park, Marsfield, Shepparton, Mildura and Top Ryde), The Hills Shire (Castle Hill, Cherrybrook, and Kellyville), Blacktown (Glenwood, Parklea, Stanhope Gardens and Bella Vista) and Sutherland Shire (Miranda). Ethnic Hazaras are believed to reside in suburbs such as Auburn and Merrylands.
Most Hazara Australians are fluent in English but their first language is in Hazaragi dialect of Persian Language
Arman Monthly is a magazine distributed nationwide which is published by the Hazara community. The 2003 Australian documentary film Molly & Mobarak is based on a Hazara asylum seeker who enters Australia, falls in love with a local girl and faces possible deportation as his temporary visa nears expiration.
Zed Nasheet [11] on Fleeing the Taliban to Selling Over 1.4 Billion in Real Estate Victorian state’s #1 Agent.