Spanish Australian

Spanish Australians (Spanish: Españoles Australianos) are Australians with ancestry from the European country of Spain. There are approximately 78,271 Australians of Spanish full or partial descent, most of which reside within the major cities of Sydney and Melbourne, with lesser numbers in Brisbane and Perth. Of these, according to the 2006 Australian census, 12,276 were born in Spain.

Immigration to Australia from Spain was minimal during the 1850s and 1860s resulting from the social disruption of the Carlist civil wars. Larger numbers of Spanish immigrants entered the country in the first quarter of the twentieth century due to the same circumstances of rural poverty and urban congestion that led other Europeans to emigrate in that period, as well as unpopular wars. Many immigrants moved either back to Spain or to another country.

Significant Regions

• Sydney (29,230)
• Melbourne (16,114)
• Brisbane (10,880)
• Perth (5,552)
• Adelaide (3,115)

Famous Citizens

• Paul Licuria
• Tommy Oar
• Simon Palomares
• Iggy Pintado

See also

• Latin Europe
• Notable Hispanics
• Spaniards
• Canarian people
• Spanish American
• Gibraltarian Australian

References