Latin American Australian

"'Ethnic group
group=Latino Australian
poptime= 86,156 (by birth)
93,795 (by ancestry)
0.43% of Australia's populationFact|date=March 2008
popplace= Sydney, Melbourne, Perth
langs=English, Spanish and Portuguese
rels=Predominantly Roman Catholic, Christianity
related=Latino, Hispanic, Latin American, South American, Central American, Caribbean.

Latino Australian refers to Australian persons who were born in Latin America (including the Caribbean and Central America) irrespective of their ancestral backgrounds, and their descendants. Chilean Australians make up the largest proportion of Latino Australians.

At the 2006 Census 86,156 Australian residents declared that they were born in South America (69,157), Central America (12,959) or the Caribbean (4,040) [ [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=Birthplace&action=404&productlabel=Country%20of%20Birth%20of%20Person%20(minor%20groups)%20by%20Sex&order=1&period=2006&tabname=Details&areacode=0&navmapdisplayed=true& Australian Bureau of Statistics 20680-Country of Birth of Person (minor groups) by Sex - Australia] ] . They constitute only 0.43% of the Australian population. 93,795 residents declared themselves being of South American, Central American or Caribbean ancestry (either alone or in combination with one other ancestry) [ [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& Australian Bureau of Statistics 20680-Ancestry (full classification list) by Sex - Australia] ] .

The Latin American country that has contributed the largest proportion of immigrants to Australia is Chile - in the 2006 Census 23,305 Australian residents declared they were born in Chile. Other source Latin American countries include Argentina (11,369 residents),
El Salvador (9,400), Uruguay (9,376), Brazil (7,491), Peru (6,322) and Colombia (5,706) [ [http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/download?format=xls&collection=Census&period=2006&productlabel=Country of Birth of Person (full classification list) by Sex&producttype=Census Tables&method=Place of Usual Residence&areacode=0 ABS Census - Country of Birth, 2006] ] .

Notable Latin American Australians

There have been many distinguished Latin American Australians, in sports, the arts, politics and other areas. These include (in alphabetical order):

Elected Officials

*Chris Watson (3rd Prime Minister of Australia)

Film and Television

*Adam Garcia (Actor)
*Nathalie Kelley (Actress)
*Glenn McMillan (Actor)
*Adriana Xenides (Ex game show host)

Music

*Maya Jupiter (Urban musician)
*Styalz Fuego (Urban producer)

Sport

*Peggy Antonio (Cricketer)
*Raul Blanco (Soccer Coach)
*Alex Brosque (Soccer Player)
*Adrian Caceres (Soccer Player)
*Nick Carle (Soccer Player)
*Gabriel Mendez (Soccer Player)
*Heritier O'Brien (AFL Footballer)
*Jose Romero (AFL Footballer)
*Dion Valle (Soccer Player)
*Andy Vargas (Soccer Player)
*Rodrigo Vargas (Soccer Player)

Other

*Elena Birkbeck

ee also

*Demography of Australia
*Chilean Australian
*Argentine Australian
*Uruguayan Australian
*Colombian Australian
*Latin American Briton
*Latino Canadian

References