Greek Australian christening party, at Bondi Beach 1946.
Total population
424,750 by ancestry (2021 census)[1] (1.7% of the Australian population)[1] 92,314 born in Greece[1]
Regions with significant populations
Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth
Languages
Australian English · Greek (Greco-Australian)
Religion
Christianity (Greek Orthodoxy)
Related ethnic groups
Cypriot Australians · Greek New Zealanders · Greek diaspora
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Greek Australians (Greek: Ελληνοαυστραλοί, romanized: Ellinoafstralí) are Australians of Greek ancestry. Greek Australians are one of the largest groups within the global Greek diaspora. As per the 2021 Australian census, 424,750 people stated that they had Greek ancestry (whether alone or in combination with another ancestry), comprising 1.7% of the Australian population.[1] At the 2021 census, 92,314 Australian residents were born in Greece.[1]
Greek immigration to Australia has been one of the largest migratory flows in the history of Australia, especially after World War II and the Greek Civil War. The flow of migrants from Greece increased slightly in 2015 due to the economic crisis in Greece,[2] with Australia as one of the main destinations for departing Greeks, mainly to Melbourne, where the Greek Australian community is most deeply established.[3]
88% of Greek Australians speak Greek and 91% are Christians and members of the Greek Orthodox Church.[4]
Australia and Greece have a close bilateral relationship based on historical ties and the rich contribution of Greek Australians to Australian society. In 2019, the export of Australian services to Greece was valued at $92 million, while services imports from Greece totalled $750 million. Australia's stock of investment in Greece in 2019 totalled $481 million, while investment in Australia from Greece was $192 million.[5]
^ abcde"2021 Census of Population and Housing - General Community Profile". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
^Greek (24 June 2015). "Greeks fleeing to Melbourne due to crisis". Greekreporter.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
^ABC News (23 June 2015). "Greek nationals move to Melbourne to escape growing economic, social crisis". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 28 August 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
^SBS. "Greek Culture - Cultural Atlas". Archived from the original on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
^"Greece country brief". Australian Government - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
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