Israeli Australians

Israeli Australians refers to Australian citizens or permanent residents who are fully or partially of Israeli descent. There are about 15,000 Israelis in Australia.[2] The majority of Israeli Australians are Jewish. However, there are a small number of Arab Christians and Arab Muslims who immigrated to Australia while originally having Israeli citizenship.

Israeli Australians
ישראלים אוסטרלים ‎
Total population
Israeli
9,229 (by birth, 2011 Census)[1]
25,778 (by ancestry, 2011 Census)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Sydney · Melbourne
Languages
Australian English · Hebrew · Arabic · Russian
Religion
Judaism is the largest faith among Israeli Australians and Israelis in general · Islam · Christianity, Druze.
Related ethnic groups
Australian Jews, Arab Australians

Most Israeli Australians are bilingual in Hebrew and English. There is a dedicated Hebrew language radio programme on the Special Broadcasting Service, as well as Israeli podcasts broadcast from J-Air.

History

With the formation of the state of Israel in 1948, many Jewish people migrated from around the world to Israel. Many Israeli Australian's moved from Europe to Australia after the war, then to Israel to start families before returning to Australia.[3]

Notable people

See also

References
  1. Australian Government - Department of Immigration and Border Protection. "Israeli Australians". Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  2. Jews Down Under are on the rise, but for how long?
  3. Department of Home Affairs - Australian Government. “Israel-born, Community Information Summary”, 2018, https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/mca/files/2016-cis-israel.PDF
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