Latvian Australians

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Latvian Australians
Austrālijas latvieši
Total population
Latvian
4,675 (by birth, 2011 Census)[1]
20,124 (by ancestry, 2011 Census)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Sydney and Melbourne
Languages
Australian English, Latvian
Religion
Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Orthodox, Irreligion
Related ethnic groups
Lithuanian Australians · Latgalians · Kursenieki · Livonians · Latvians

Latvian Australians are Australian citizens of Latvian descent, or persons born in Latvia who reside in Australia. At the 2011 Census, 20,124 residents in Australia reported to have Latvian ancestry.[2]

Between 1947 and 1952, 19,700 Latvian refugees arrived in Australia as displaced persons under the supervision of the International Refugee Organisation.[3]

See also

References

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External links

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