Latin American Australian

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Latino Australian
Total population
86,156 (by birth) 93,795 (by ancestry) 0.43% of Australia's population^{[citation needed]}
Regions with significant populations
Sydney, Melbourne, Perth
Languages
English, Spanish and Portuguese
Religions
Predominantly Roman Catholic, Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Latino, Hispanic, Latin American, South American, Central American, Caribbean.

Latino Australian refers to Australian persons who were born in Latin America (including the Caribbean and Central America) irrespective of their ancestral backgrounds, and their descendants. Chilean Australians make up the largest proportion of Latino Australians.

At the 2006 Census 86,156 Australian residents declared that they were born in South America (69,157), Central America (12,959) or the Caribbean (4,040)^[1]. They constitute only 0.43% of the Australian population. 93,795 residents declared themselves being of South American, Central American or Caribbean ancestry (either alone or in combination with one other ancestry)^[2].

The Latin American country that has contributed the largest proportion of immigrants to Australia is Chile - in the 2006 Census 23,305 Australian residents declared they were born in Chile. Other source Latin American countries include Argentina (11,369 residents), El Salvador (9,400), Uruguay (9,376), Brazil (7,491), Peru (6,322) and Colombia (5,706)^[3].