Argentine Australians ( es, Argentinos Australiano) are
Australian citizens
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of
Argentine
Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Argentines, s ...
descent or birth. According to the Census there were 9,879 Australians who claimed full or partial Argentine ancestry and 20,940 Argentina-born citizens who were residing in Australia at the moment of the census.
Argentines are the fifth largest Hispanic and Latin American Australian group in Australia after Chileans,
Salvadorans
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,
Spaniards
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According to the Australian census 11,985 Australians were born in
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
while 9,875 claimed Argentine ancestry, either alone or with another ancestry. Total responses: 25,451,383 for total count of persons: 19,855,288.
History and cultural background
Immigration from Argentina to Australia dates back to 1891, when the colonial census conducted that year recorded 25 Argentines living in Australia, indicating an old constant presence in the country. The Argentine community remained small and there wasn't much immigration from the South American country until many years later. In 1947, there were 249 Argentina-born people residing in Australia and by 1971 the number had increased to 1,805.
Argentine immigration since the 1970s reflected Argentina's economicdifficulties and political instability. Between January 1974 and mid-1985, 6,572 Argentines immigrated to Australia and most are assisted immigrants rather than political refugees. Over 80% of Argentine immigrants to Australia between 1974 and 1982 received Australian Government assistance to immigrate.
Most Argentine Australians live in Sydney and Melbourne. Total responses: 204,180.
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Argentina–Australia relations
Bilateral relations between Argentina and Australia have existed for years. Both nations are members of the Cairns Group, Forum of East Asia–Latin America Cooperation, G20 and World Trade Organization.
History
Argentina and Australia establish ...
Argentine British
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European Australians
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Hispanic and Latin American Australians
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Australia
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