Uruguayan Australians (Spanish: uruguayos australiano) refers to Australians of Uruguayan ancestry or birth who reside in Australia.
Total population | |
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Uruguayan born by state or territory[3] | |
New South Wales | 6,516 |
Victoria | 1,615 |
Queensland | 669 |
Western Australia | 171 |
South Australia | 129 |
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Religion | |
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Related ethnic groups | |
According to the 2006 Australian census, 9,376 Australians were born in Uruguay[2] while 6,485 claimed Uruguayan ancestry, either alone or with another ancestry.[1]
The first migrants from Uruguay came to Australia in the 1960s with growing numbers in the 1970s due to military dictatorship.[4]
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