Czech Australians

Czech Australians
Čeští Australani
Total population
(7,437 (by birth, 2011)
22,772 (by ancestry, 2011)[1])
Regions with significant populations
Melbourne, Sydney
Languages
Australian English, Czech
Religion
Roman Catholicism, Judaism,
Related ethnic groups
Czechs, Moravians, Slovaks

Czech Australians are Australian citizens of Czech ancestry. Most Czech (and ethnic Moravian) immigrants to Australia came after World War II and 1968–1969. Most recently the biggest influx is of students coming to Australia to study English and to find work. Many of them are deciding to stay by gaining permanent residency. There are around 23,000 people of Czech and of Moravian descent living in Australia, mostly in Melbourne and Sydney. In the 1960s and 1970s, one of the most successful Australian soccer clubs was Sydney FC Prague.

Notable Czech Australians

Josef Stejskal1945ArtistBorn in Kroměříž
Stan Zemanek1947Radio BroadcasterBorn in Australia; Czech heritage
Jana Wendt1956Tabloid journalistBorn in Australia to Czech parents
Hana Mandlíková1962Tennis playerBorn in Prague; became an Australian citizen in 1988
Charles Vesely1965Theologian and Uniting Church ministerBorn in Prague; refugee from Soviet invasion in 1968
Lenka Kripac1978MusicianBorn in Australia; Czech heritage
Andrew Greene 1983 Journalist Born in Australia; Czech heritage
Isaka Cernak1989Soccer playerBorn in Australia; Czech heritage

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The People of Australia – Statistics from the 2011 Census" (PDF). Australian Government.
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