Serbian Australian

Serbian Australians

Notable Serbian Australians:
B. Wongar · Jelena Dokić
Holly Valance · Karl Stefanovic
Total population
Serbs

95,364 by Ancestry[1]
17,328 born in Serbia[2]

Regions with significant populations
Sydney, Melbourne, Perth
Languages

Australian English, Serbian

Religion

Serbian Orthodox

Serbian Australians are citizens of Australia who are of Serbian ancestry. According to the 2006 census, there are 95,364 people in Australia who are of Serbian ancestry. Serbs have migrated to Australia in various waves during the 20th century. The top 3 cities with the largest Serbian-Australian populations in 2001 are:

  1. Sydney
  2. Melbourne
  3. Perth

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History

Victoria

In the 1901 census, four men were registered as immigrants in Victoria from Serbia.

A wave of immigrants came during and after the World War II, fleeing the Axis and Ustasha occupation. Serbs were a large part of the immigrant community between 1948–55 and most of them opposed the communist regime then in place (Josip Broz Tito). In 1954 there were 6,118 Yugoslav immigrants in Victoria. Worsening economy in Yugoslavia in the 60s and 70s prompted another wave. Many of those who settled in Victoria had worked in Western Europe (i.e. Germany) prior to coming. The 1961-1971 numbers increase to 49,755 people. After the Yugoslav Wars that broke the federal state of Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) succeeded as a federal union. In 1996 the Serbian and Montenegrin immigrants are counted separately and Serbs numbered 4,133 living in Victoria. The 2001 census recorded 19,643 people born in Serbia and Montenegro.[3]

Notable Serbian Australians

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