Uruguayan Australians (Spanish: uruguayos australiano) refers to Australians of Uruguayan ancestry or birth who reside in Australia.
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| Total population | |
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| Regions with significant populations | |
| 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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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]
History
editThe first migrants from Uruguay came to Australia in the 1960s with growing numbers in the 1970s due to military dictatorship.[4]
Uruguayan Australians
edit- Alex Brosque, football (soccer) player
- Anthony Cáceres, football player for Sydney FC
- Nick Carle, football (soccer) player
- Bruno Fornaroli, football (soccer) player for Melbourne Victory FC
- Richard Garcia, football (soccer) coach and former player
- Telmo Languiller, politician
- Alex de Minaur, tennis player
- Richard Porta, football (soccer) player
- Blake Ricciuto, football player for Tanjong Pagar United FC
- Carmen Novoa, Author, writer, painter, and poet.
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "20680- Ancestry (full classification list) by Sex – Australia". Australian census 2006. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (XLS) on 10 March 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2008: Total responses: 25,451,383 for total count of persons – 19,855,288.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ a b "20680-Country of Birth of Person (full classification list) by Sex – Australia". Australian census 2006. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (XLS) on 10 March 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2008: Total count of persons – 19,855,288.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ a b "Community Information Summary: Uruguay-born" (PDF). Community Relations Section of DIAC, Commonwealth of Australia. February 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2017: 2011 census
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ "History of immigration from Uruguay". Museum Victoria Australia. 2008. Archived from the original on 30 July 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2017.