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 Catholic
Increasingly irreligious
Related ethnic groups
Czech New Zealanders, Slovak Australians

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

Name Birth year Occupation
Tony Sponar1920Founder of Thredbo ski resort
Josef Stejskal1945Artist
Stan Zemanek1947Radio Broadcaster
Jana Wendt1956
Hana Mandlíková1962Tennis player
Charles Vesely1965Theologian and Uniting Church minister
Lenka Kripac1978Musician
Andrew Greene1983Journalist
Isaka Cernak1989Soccer player

See also

References

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