Peruvian Australians refers to

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citizens of

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vian descent or Peru-born person who reside in Australia. Most Peruvian Australians reside in the state of

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Demographics

According to a census carried in 2016 by

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, 9,556 Australians were born in Peru, while 11,139 claimed Peruvian ancestry. The 2016 distribution by State and Territory showed New South Wales had the largest number with 5,714 followed by Victoria (1,416), Queensland (1,128) and Western Australia (685).

History

The first official record of Peruvians in Australia is the census conducted in 1901 when 28 Peruvians were recorded. Immigration from Peru remained small until the late 1960s when the numbers started to increase slowly. Arrivals have continued to rise in the 21st century, with 24.6% of the Peru-born population arriving in Australia between 2007 and 2011.

Notable people

Nathalie Kelley Nathalie Kelley is a Peruvian-born Australian actress, known for her role as Neela in the 2006 action film '' The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift'', and for her roles in various television series including ''Body of Proof'' (2011–2012), '' ...

, actress *

Mariafe Artacho del Solar Mariafe Artacho del Solar (born 24 October 1993) is an Australian beach volleyball player. She represented Australia at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in 2021. Artacho del Solar plays as a Beach ...

, beach volleyballer *

Andrew Durante Andrew James Durante (born 3 May 1982 in Sydney, New South Wales) is a retired New Zealand international footballer. He is currently the Player Welfare and Development Manager at Western United while also working as a Senior Academy Assistant ...

, Australian footballer * Tristan Hammond, Australian footballer *

Alexander Robertson (footballer, born 2003) Alexander Sean Pablo Robertson (born 17 April 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Manchester City. Born in Scotland and raised mainly in Australia, he represents England at youth international level. Early life Ro ...

, Australian footballer * Gabriela Ruffels, Australian golfer * Ryan Ruffels, Australian golfer *

Nick Shipley Nick Shipley (born 25 June 1999) is a former professional Australian rules footballer and jester who played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is a midfielder (Master BaitR). Shipley made his deb ...

, Australian rules footballer *

Ashley Zukerman Ashley Zukerman (born 30 December 1983) is an Australian-American actor known for playing Dr. Charlie Isaacs on WGN America's ''Manhattan'', Senior Constable Michael Sandrelli in Australian drama series ''Rush'', and Jesse Banks in the Australia ...

, Australian-American actor *

Wendy Zukerman Wendy Zukerman is an Australian-American science journalist and podcaster. She is best known as the host of '' Science Vs'', a program that dissects areas of scientific controversy and public confusion. About Zukerman was born in the United S ...

, Australian-American Actor *

Joey Mawson Joseph "Joey" Mawson (born 27 March 1996 in Sydney) is a professional racing driver from Australia, who is the current double champion of the Australian S5000 Championship. Career Mawson started his career in karting at the age of 7, and ...

, Australian racing driver

References

Australia

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Demographics

History

Notable people

See also

References