Iranian Australian
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Iranian-Australians (sometimes called Persian-Australians) are Australians of Iranian descent, including those who are expatriates in exile or permanent immigrants.
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[edit] History
Iranian immigration to Australia mostly occored from 1980s to late 1990s. The Iranian-Australian community has produced a sizable number of individuals notable in many fields, including medicine, engineering, and business. The community expanded predominantly in the early 1980s in the wake of the Iranian Revolution and the fall of the former regime.
[edit] Demography
Large concentrations of Iranian Australians live in the state of New South Wales, particularly around Sydney, Newcastle, and Wollongong. There are also large concentrations in Melbourne.
Iranian communities in Australia also have varying religious populations among each city. Sydney' Iranian population - the nation's highest concentration Persian people community - is representative of all of Iran's religious groups. Noticeably, the majority of Jewish Iranians in Australia, after Israel, reside in Sydney.
[edit] Iranian-Australian Census
A study was launched by the Iranian Studies Group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), to publish the socio-economic characteristics of the Iranian-American population. In 2004, 18,798 people in Australia claim to be of Iranian (Persian) ancestry[1]. The largest populations of Persian-Australians can be found in the states of New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia, and Queensland.
Iranian-Australians have founded and/or participated in senior leadership positions of many major companies, including many Fortune 500 and Australian branch of companies such as GE, Intel, Verizon, Motorola, and AT&T.
