Romanian Australians
Romanian Australians may include those who have immigrated to Australia from Romania, and Australian-born citizens of Romanian descent. According to ABS (2021 census) figures, there are 28,103 people with Romanian ancestry in Australia.
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Romanian:
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| Regions with significant populations | |
| New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland | |
| Languages | |
| Romanian · Australian English | |
| Religion | |
| Eastern Orthodox Church, Roman Catholicism, Protestantism and Judaism. | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Romanian Americans, Romanian Canadians, Romanian Britons, Romanian Germans, Romanian French people, Other European peoples |
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Romanians were registered in Australia for the first time more than 80 years ago having emigrated for work seeking a more prosperous economic status, or as missionaries. But the first wave of Romanian emigrants to Australia came after World War II, when Romania was experiencing severe economic and political problems. The Romanians who were then emigrating to Australia principally settled in areas around Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. The number of Romanians who came to Australia at the time is estimated to be around 2,000 people.
The second wave of Romanian emigration to the Australian continent began after the Romanian Revolution of 1989, when the Communist regime fell and citizens received the right to leave Romania. They came in large numbers for the same reasons as the first-wave immigrants.