Assyrians in Australia

Assyrians in Australia live mainly in the state of New South Wales, with a significant community also in Melbourne. According to the 2006 census, there are 24,504 Assyrians in Australia mostly members of the Chaldean Catholic Church and the Church of the East.^[3] The community is mainly based around its churches and social clubs.

Assyrians in the Sydney Metropolitan Area, New South Wales

The largest conglomeration of Assyrians in Australia reside in Sydney. These are based largely in and around the city of Fairfield in the western suburbs. Assyrians are generally to be found also in large numbers from Campbelltown and Liverpool in the city's southwest, towards Merrylands in the city of Holroyd, Parramatta, Mt. Druitt in the city of Blacktown, and Penrith in the northwest, with more Assyrian families choosing to spread north. This area of settlement extends eastwards as far as Villawood, Bass Hill and Chester Hill in the city of Bankstown.

A number of Assyrians are also settled in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, around areas such as Mascot, Botany, Hillsdale and especially East Lakes.

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