Latvian Australians
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Total population | |
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Latvian 4,675 (by birth, 2011 Census)[1] 20,124 (by ancestry, 2011 Census)[1] |
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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]
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