Syrian Australians
Syrian Australians refer to Australians of Syrian descent or Syria-born people who reside in the Commonwealth of Australia.
Total population | |
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13,517 (by ancestry, 2011)[1] | |
Languages | |
Australian English, Syrian Arabic, Standard Arabic, Turkish, Kurdish, Armenian, French (minority) | |
Religion | |
Islam, Christianity and Jewish minorities | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Other Arab Australians, Syrian people, Lebanese Australians |
Australia has opened its doors to Syrian refugees by prioritizing all persecuted minorities, including: Assyrians, Druze, Syrian Turkmen, and the Yazidis.[2]
See also
- Arab Australians
- Assyrian Australians (A number of Assyrians are born in and native to Syria.)
- Lebanese Australians
- Syrian diaspora
- Turkish Australians
References
- "The People of Australia – Statistics from the 2011 Census" (PDF). Australian Government.
- Crowe, David (2015), First Syrian refugees here for Christmas: Tony Abbott, The Australian, retrieved 15 July 2018
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