Zimbabwean Australian

"'Ethnic group
group=flagicon|Zimbabwe Zimbabweans in Australia flagicon|Australia


caption=
poptime=10,000 - 20,000
0.09% - 0.30% of Australia's population
popplace= Perth, Sydney, Melbourne
langs=English, Shona
rels=Predominantly Christianity
related=Afro Australian

Zimbabwean migration to Australia refers to the movement to the Australia of people from Zimbabwe (formerly the colony of Southern Rhodesia). Today, a significant number of people in Australia were either born in Zimbabwe or are descended from Zimbabweans.

Background

The Zimbabwean population in Australia has been changing rapidly for two reasons, both of which mean that the 2001 figures are almost certainly substantially out of date. The 2006 Australian Census registered 20,157 Zimbabwe-born living in Australia.

Population Distribution

Almost half of Zimbabwean Australian people reside in Perth. The Zimbabwean population in Australia stood at 1,000 in 1991, and now is estimated to be over 10,000.

ee also

*Black Australian
*Afro Australian
*Zimbabwean British

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