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... The primary author of this profile was Nina Evason, originally published in 2018. Abbato, S. (2011). Community Profiles for Health Care Providers. Division of the Chief Health Officer, Queensland Health. https://www.health.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file ...

... Migration History The Somali community in Australia is relatively new. A small number of students began arriving between 1971 and 1991. However, the vast majority of the Somali population has arrived as refugees since 1991 following the outbreak of the civ ...

... People from the region of present-day Israel have been settling in Australia since the 19th century. Australia first recorded immigrants from Israel in the 1954 census. However, Israeli migration patterns in subsequent decades are often hard to trace due t ...

... Migration History Ethiopian migration to Australia has been a relatively recent phenomenon, commencing in the 1970s and 1980s when large numbers of Ethiopians became refugees amid environmental and political crises.1 Over half a million Ethiopian refugees ...

... Migration History Afghanistan–born people have been migrating to Australia since the mid–mid-nineteenth century when they came as cameleers.1 The Afghan cameleers were all men and were prohibited from bringing their wives to Australia.2 Over subsequent dec ...

... Migration History The island of Timor is approximately 700km northwest of Darwin, making Timor-Leste one of Australia’s closest neighbours.132 This proximity has played an important role in the close links and shared history between the two countries. The ...

... Migration History The first recorded Spaniard to live permanently in Australia was a male who arrived in 1821 and settled in New South Wales. A few more Spanish settlers arrived in search of fortune during the gold rush of the 1850s. However, their total n ...

... Migration History Romanians began migrating to Australia in significant numbers following World War II under the Displaced Persons program. During this time (1947-1954), the Romanian population in Australia increased by almost 3,000 people.53 The next majo ...

... Migration History The Venezuelan-born population in Australia (known as the ‘Bolivarian Diaspora’) has grown steadily over the past ten years. Prior to 2001, there were fewer than 1,000 Venezuelan residents in Australia.1 Due to its historical wealth and ...

... Migration History There was very little Turkish migration to Australia before the 20th century. Following World War I, Turks in Australia could be interned as ‘enemy aliens’ due to their country’s alliance in the war. The White Australia Policy and the 192 ...