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... It is believed that the first Papua New Guinean visitors to Australia were most likely sponsored by missionaries or were a part of boat crews arriving prior to 1870. Subsequent Papua New Guinea-born arrivals were labourers, recruited to work in the Queensl ...

... The Irish have been in Australia since the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788. The influence of the Irish on and contribution to Australia’s ever-changing cultural, economic, political and social life is of central significance. This is largely because the ...

... The Hungarian community has been present in Australia since colonial times. During the pre-WWI period, there were few Hungarians who selected Australia as their destination. Many were Hungarian officers and ex-soldiers who were attracted to Victoria’s gold ...

... The earliest known Cypriot settlers in Australia arrived during the gold rushes of the 1850s. Many others arrived as crewmembers of ships. By 1933, the census recorded 500 people born in Cyprus. These were all Greek Cypriots. The first Turkish Cypriot arri ...

... The history of Thai emigration to Australia is relatively small until recent decades. During the early 20th century, Australia developed connections with Thai royalty. For example, Butra Mahintra was sent by King Rama VI to purchase racehorses. Seven years ...

... Demographics According to the 2021 Australian Housing and Population Census, 8,225 Australian residents were born in South Sudan.9 However, this census data does not necessarily reflect their true community affiliations. As South Sudan was only formed in 2 ...

... The Malaysia-born population in Australia was relatively small in the early 1900s due to the White Australia Policy. There was a small increase in arrivals (mostly of European descent) during WWII when people were evacuated from British Malaya. In the late ...

... Macedonians have migrated to Australia in multiple waves over the last 100 years. Many arrived in the 1920s and 1930s and later as displaced persons during and after the Greek Civil War (1944-1949). Further migration occurred during the late 1960s and earl ...

... Australia’s Iraqi population was first documented in 1976 when the census recorded 2,273 Iraq-born people living in Australia. That figure had doubled by 1991, but remained relatively low in comparison to other overseas-born populations. An increased numbe ...

... The Cambodia-born population in Australia remained relatively small up until the Khmer Rouge period between 1975 to 1979. Many fled Cambodia and spent years in refugee camps located in various neighbouring countries such as Thailand, waiting for the possib ...