Hazara Australians

Australian Hazaras
هزاره‌های استرالیا
Total population
41,766 (2021)[1] (0.16% of the Australian population)
Languages
Persian (Hazaragi and Dari)
Australian English
Related ethnic groups
Hazara diaspora
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Hazara Australians or Australian Hazaras (Dari: هزاره‌های استرالیا) are Australians who have Hazara ancestry.[2] The Hazaras are an ethnic group native to, and primarily residing in, the mountainous region of Hazarajat in central Afghanistan. Many Hazara Australians have also migrated from Pakistan.[3] The Hazara Council of Australia is an organization formed by the Hazara community of Australia.[4] Hazaras constitute one of the largest ethnic groups of asylum seekers in Australia.[5]

According to the 2016 Australian census, 21.9% of Afghan-born Australians recorded their ancestry as Hazara and 33.9% listed Hazaragi as their main language, making Hazaras the second largest group in both categories.[6]

  1. ^ "Cultural Diversity". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  2. ^ theage.com.au
  3. ^ Mandokhail, Rafiullah (13 February 2022). "Uncertain futures ahead for Hazara youth". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Hazara Council Australia". Archived from the original on 8 January 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  5. ^ Nowell, Laurie (16 July 2014). "The Hazaras of Dandenong". The Age. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Afghanistan-born Community Information Summary" (PDF). Australian Government Department of Home Affairs. 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 April 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.