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| Danish Australian |
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| Total population |
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8,963(Denmark born, 2006) |
| Regions with significant populations |
| Urban Areas |
| Languages |
| Australian English, Danish. |
| Religion |
| Protestant, Roman Catholic |
| Related ethnic groups |
| Danish, Danish American, Danish Canadians, Dutch |
A Danish-Australian is an inhabitant of Australia with full or partial Danish ancestry, the majority of these people were part of the Danish diaspora. At the 2006 Census 8,963 Australian residents declared they were born in Denmark1. In addition 50,413 Australian residents claimed Danish ancestry, either singuarly or with another ancestry2.
History of immigration from Denmark to Australia
There was some Danish immigration at the time of the Australian gold rushes. It was estimated that there were 1,000 Danes on the Victorian goldfields.3 Danish immigrants had a significant effect on the Australian dairy industry from the 1880s, in particular establishing and managing butter factories.3
There was little emigration from Denmark to Australia in the first half of the twentieth century: in 1901 Australia had a population of 6,281 people who had been born in Denmark; in 1947 that number was 2,759. At both counts, the population was approximately 75% male. Danish men married women of other elasticities in Australia which made it harder for the community to maintain its identity.3
Danish citizens were within the scope of Australia's Post war immigration scheme. From a population of 2,954 Danish Australians in 1954, there were 7,911 Danes living in Australia in 1981. Masculinity ratios were healthier with 58% of these being males.3
Notable Danish Australians
Notable Danish Australians include New Zealand-born former Queensland Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen, mariner Jørgen Jørgensen, general Charles Rosenthal and doctor Kerryn Phelps.
References
- ^ 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
- ^ ABS Census - ethnicity, 2006
- ^ a b c d Jupp, James, ed. (2001), "Danes", The Australian People: An Encyclopedia of the Nation, Its People and Their Origins, Cambridge University Press, pp. 252 -, ISBN 978-0-52180789-0, http://books.google.com.au/books?id=yTKFBXfCI1QC&pg=PA252
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