Romanian Australians Explained

Group:Romanian Australians
Population:Romanian:
  • 15,268 (by birth, 2021)
  • 28,103 (by ancestry, 2021)
Popplace:New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland
Langs:RomanianAustralian English
Rels:Eastern Orthodox Church,
Roman Catholicism, Protestantism and Judaism.
Related:Romanian Americans, Romanian Canadians, Romanian Britons, Romanian Germans, Romanian French people, Other European peoples

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]

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. 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

Vasile 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

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

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/3211_AUS
  2. https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/3211_AUS Population by ancestry (Australia)
  3. Web site: 2017-04-17 . Department of Home Affairs Website. 2023-03-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170417222156/https://www.border.gov.au/ReportsandPublications/Documents/research/people-australia-2013-statistics.pdf . 17 April 2017 .
  4. Book: Jupp, James. The Australian People: An Encyclopedia of the Nation, Its People and Their Origins. 1 October 2001. Cambridge University Press. 978-0-521-80789-0 . 1 March 2024. Google Books.
  5. Web site: 2021 People in Greater Melbourne who were born in Romania, Census Country of birth QuickStats Australian Bureau of Statistics . 2024-07-17 . www.abs.gov.au.
  6. Web site: 2021 People in Greater Sydney who were born in Romania, Census Country of birth QuickStats Australian Bureau of Statistics . 2024-07-17 . www.abs.gov.au.
  7. Web site: 2021 People in Greater Brisbane who were born in Romania, Census Country of birth QuickStats Australian Bureau of Statistics . 2024-07-17 . www.abs.gov.au.
  8. http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/subscriber.nsf/0/5618AB4511347DC2CA257306000D44C2/$File/2914055002_2006%20(Reissue).xls 2006 census data
  9. Web site: Professor Traian Chirila . 2024-07-17 . Queensland Eye Institute . en-AU.
  10. Web site: Daniela Costian . 2024-07-17 . Australian Olympic Committee . en-AU.
  11. Web site: Flashback Friday: Shirt-ripping Andrew Ilie becomes Aussie cult hero . 2024-07-17 . Tennis Australia . en-AU.
  12. Web site: J.Burke . 2021-12-24 . Daniel Ionita . 2024-07-17 . Flying Islands Pocket Poets . en-AU.
  13. Web site: Lucy Kiraly . 2024-07-17 . www.female.com.au . en.
  14. Web site: Ted Theodore: the proto-Keynesian Treasury.gov.au . 2024-07-17 . treasury.gov.au.
  15. Web site: Archbishop's Biography . 2024-07-17 . Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney . en-AU.
  16. Web site: What’s in a name? The challenge to emulate a footballing legend . 2024-07-17 . SBS News . en.
  17. Web site: Bossi . Dominic . 2014-02-28 . Hagi Gligor shows skills matter more than size . 2024-07-17 . The Sydney Morning Herald . en.
  18. Web site: Raimond Gaita, b. 1946 . 2024-07-17 . National Portrait Gallery people.
  19. Web site: Conversation with Raimond Gaita DWL . 2024-07-17 . desiwriterslounge.net.
  20. Web site: Bossi . Dominic . 2022-06-11 . ‘He’s gone to another level’: How Hrustic went from forgotten man to Socceroos star . 2024-07-17 . The Sydney Morning Herald . en.
  21. Web site: 2013-04-12 . Becoming Lance . 2024-07-17 . AFL Players' Association Limited . en-AU.
  22. News: 2021-03-13 . 'Paint hope, joy and resilience': Holocaust survivor transformed trauma into iconic artworks . 2024-07-17 . ABC News . en-AU.
  23. Web site: Aida Tomescu . 2024-07-17 . Flowers Gallery . en.
  24. Web site: Moran . Michael . Romanian singer slammed for tasteless photo shoot at Holocaust memorial . 2024-07-17 . www.thejc.com . en.

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