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Hungarian Australians

Hungarian Australians

Ethnic group Hungarian Australiansausztráliai magyarokTotal populationHungarian81,029 (by ancestry, 2021)16,655 (by birth, 2021)Regions with significant populationsNew South Wales23,577Victoria21,727Queensland9,795South Australia5,427Western Australia4,230ACT1,652Tasmania877Northern Territory331LanguagesAustralian English · HungarianReligionRoman Catholicism, Hungarian Reformed, JudaismRelated ethnic groupsHungarians Hungarian Australians (Hungarian: Ausztráliai magyarok) are Australian citizens of Hungarian descent. The constant influx of Hungarian immigrants was marked by several waves. Most of the Hungarian immigrants to Australia came after World War II and after the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. Hungarian Australians mostly live in state capital cities. Responses to the 2006 ABS-conducted national census questionnaires could reflect the true numbers of Hungarian Australians only if one takes into account not only those born in Hungary. In addition to that, those of ethnic Hungarian origin born outside Hungary who officially and specifically identified themselves of Hungarian ancestry would total 67,616 Hungarian Australian persons, residents of Australia as per ABS tabulati