Ethiopian Australians

Ethiopian Australians
ኢትዮጵያውያን አውስትራሊያውያን
Total population
18,600 (by ancestry, 2019)[1]
14,092 (by birth, 2021).[2]
Regions with significant populations
Melbourne
Languages
Various languages of Ethiopia, Australian English
Religion
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Islam, Pentecostalism[3]
Related ethnic groups
Eritrean Australians

Ethiopian Australians (Amharic: ኢትዮጵያውያን አውስትራሊያውያን, romanized: ītiyop'iyawiyani āwisitiralīyawiyani) are immigrants from Ethiopia to Australia and their descendants. However, as Ethiopia is a multi-ethnic country with significant inter-ethnic tensions, not all individuals from Ethiopia accept the label "Ethiopian", instead preferring to identify by their ethnic group.[3] In particular, various Oromo people use the term 'Oromo Australian' instead.[4][5][6] In contrast, there are many individuals who prefer to label themselves as Ethiopian Australians. This is because they oppose labelling themselves based on their ethnicity as they see it as divisive and politicising their ethnic identity.[7] This is common among the Amharic-speaking community along with ethnically mixed individuals, compared to others who stand by their ethnic identity.[8]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference ABS Ancestry was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "People in Australia who were born in Ethiopia". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  3. ^ a b Gow 2001
  4. ^ Events, Melbourne: Oromo Community Association, archived from the original on 24 July 2008, retrieved 30 November 2008
  5. ^ "Oromo-Australian woman participates in international diplomacy training", Oromia Online, 31 July 2000, archived from the original on 4 July 2008, retrieved 30 November 2008
  6. ^ Australian Oromo Community Association in Victoria Inc
  7. ^ "Ethnic federalism and conflict in Ethiopia". ACCORD. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
  8. ^ "Ethiopian Culture - Ethiopians in Australia". Cultural Atlas. Retrieved 2021-09-02.