Korean Australian

Korean Australian
한국계 호주인
韓國系濠洲人

Total population
52,760 (by birth, 2006)[1] 150,873 (by ancestry)
Regions with significant populations
Sydney
Languages
Australian English, Korean
Religion
Christian (chiefly Protestant); Buddhist; Non-Religious

One dot represents 100 Korean residents in Sydney, 2006

Korean Australians are people of South Korean descent living in Australia, and identifies him or herself as such.

At the 2006 census 150,873 persons resident in Australia identified themselves as being of Korean ancestry, either alone or with another ancestry.^[2] 52,760 persons resident in Australia had been born in South Korea and 59 born in North Korea.^[1] Only 38% declared holding Australian citizenship,^[3] 68% had arrived in Australia in 1990 or later, and 63% reside in New South Wales (few ethnic groups are as concentrated in one state as Koreans are in New South Wales where 33% of Australia's population live^[4]).

At the 2006 Census 37,426 (71%) Korean-born Australian residents declared they were Christian, 3,500 (6.6%) declared they were Buddhist and 9,562 (18%) professed no religious affiliation.^[3]

Notable people

• Peter Bell, Australian rules footballer
• David Kang, barrister who feigned an attack on Prince Charles with a starting pistol in 1994.^[5]
• Hany Lee, actress and singer
• Leonardo Nam, actor

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "20680-Country of Birth of Person (full classification list) by Sex - Australia" (Microsoft Excel download). 2006 Census. Australian Bureau of Statistics. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/ViewData?action=404&documentproductno=0&documenttype=Details&order=1&tabname=Details&areacode=0&issue=2006&producttype=Census%20Tables&javascript=true&textversion=false&navmapdisplayed=true&breadcrumb=POLTD&&collection=Census&period=2006&productlabel=Country%20of%20Birth%20of%20Person%20(full%20classification%20list)%20by%20Sex&producttype=Census%20Tables&method=Place%20of%20Usual%20Residence&topic=Birthplace&. Retrieved 2008-06-02.  Total count of persons: 19,855,288.
2. ^ "20680-Ancestry (full classification list) by Sex - Australia" (Microsoft Excel download). 2006 Census. Australian Bureau of Statistics. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/ViewData?breadcrumb=POLTD&method=Place%20of%20Usual%20Residence&subaction=-1&issue=2006&producttype=Census%20Tables&documentproductno=0&textversion=false&documenttype=Details&collection=Census&javascript=true&topic=Ancestry&action=404&productlabel=Ancestry%20(full%20classification%20list)%20by%20Sex&order=1&period=2006&tabname=Details&areacode=0&navmapdisplayed=true&. Retrieved 2008-06-02.  Total responses: 25,451,383 for total count of persons: 19,855,288.
3. ^ ^{a b} "2914.0.55.002 2006 Census Ethnic Media Package" (Excel download). Census Dictionary, 2006 (cat.no 2901.0). Australian Bureau of Statistics. 2007-06-27. http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/subscriber.nsf/0/5618AB4511347DC2CA257306000D44C2/$File/2914055002_2006%20(Reissue).xls. Retrieved 2008-07-14. 
4. ^ "3101.0 - Australian Demographic Statistics, Dec 2006 (rebased on 2006 Census results)". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 2007-06-19. http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Previousproducts/3101.0Feature%20Article1Dec%202006?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=3101.0&issue=Dec%202006&num=&view=. Retrieved 2008-07-21.  Estimated resident population, preliminary - 30 June 2006 in '000s were NSW 6 817.2 Vic 5 128.3 Qld 4 091.5 SA 1 568.2 WA 2 059.0 Tas 489.9 NT 210.7 ACT 334.2 Australia 20 701.5
5. ^ Benns, Matthew (February 6 2005). "Man who shot at Prince Charles becomes barrister". The Age (Fairfax Press). http://www.theage.com.au/news/National/Man-who-shot-at-Prince-Charles-becomes-barrister/2005/02/05/1107476854102.html. Retrieved 2008-11-24. 

See also

• Koreans
• Korean New Zealander