Pakistani Australian

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Pakistani Australians refers to someone born in Australia of Pakistani descent or to someone who has immigrated to Australia from Pakistan. Most Pakistani Australians are Muslims by religion, but there are also sizeable number of Christians as well. They may be descended from any of the ethnic groups of Pakistan: including Punjabis, Sindhis, Balochis and Pashtuns (see Demographics of Pakistan for more).

[edit] History in Australia

Immigration to Australia from Pakistan mostly occurred in the 1970s, however Pakistani migrants can be dated back to the early 1950's. Since then the number of Pakistani immigrants increased dramatically, with thousands of Pakistanis entering the Australia each year since that time. Pakistani Australians tended to be urban, well-educated, and professional; many of them had come from cities like Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Islamabad and Peshawar, and were familiar with Western culture and ways of living. Still most of the Pakistanis immigrating to the Australia are mainly students, professionals and economic migrants who do tend to have some sort of education.

[edit] Demographics

Figures from the 2001 Australian Census indicate that there are about 20,000 Pakistani Australians, since then the size of the Pakistani community in Australia has dramatically increased.

Sydney has one of the largest Pakistani communities in Oceania, and has been increasing since the point system was introduced to allow immigrants into Australia. There are many other shops with Pakistani and other South Asian related items for sale such as Pakistani clothing and entertainment. It is home to the largest South Asian marketplace in Oceania.

[edit] Notable Pakistani Australians

• Irfan Yusuf
• Faheem Khalid Lodhi
• Usman Khawaja

[edit] See also

• Overseas Pakistani

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