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Australian Americans

Ethnic group

Summary

Ethnic group

Field	Value
group	Australian Americans
pop	60,965
(by birth 2000 United States census data)
101,036
(by ancestry)
popplace	West Coast (especially in California near the San Francisco and Sacramento area), Midwest, New England, Florida, Hawaii and Texas
langs	Australian English
related	British AmericansCornish AmericansCanadian AmericansEnglish AmericansScottish AmericansScotch-Irish AmericansWelsh AmericansIrish Americans New Zealand Americans Oceanian Americans White Americans Asian Americans

(by birth 2000 United States census data) 101,036 (by ancestry) Australian Americans are Americans who have Australian ancestry. The first Australian Americans were settlers in Australia who then moved on to America. This group included English, Irish, Welsh and Scottish settlers in Australia who then moved to California during the Gold Rush. Immigration from Australia to the United States increased at times of economic boom, such as the Reconstruction era, and in the years following the Second World War. Many Australian citizens live in the U.S. during the 21st century, including an estimated 44,000 Australians living in the city of Los Angeles alone as of 2016. In 2023 Australian Americans had the highest Median Household Income out of any Ancestry group as well as a high Per Capita Income of $66,769.

History

The history of the Australian American population almost follows the story of both British Americans and Irish Americans, as Australia was a British political territory at the time when they first immigrated and most of the settlers were English or Irish. The first wave of immigration from Australia to the United States came in the 1850s California Gold Rush when mostly Irish migrants who had escaped the Great Irish Famine had previously worked on the Australian goldfields. In San Francisco, the "Sydney Ducks" as they were known came into violent conflict with nativist locals.

Transpacific immigration then dried up while the American Civil War took place. It picked up during the period of Reconstruction, but faltered again when Australia was hit by an economic depression in the late 1890s. Immigration to the United States peaked in the years following World War II, due to America's increased economic activity, and the exodus of 15,000 Australian war brides who married U.S. servicemen. From 1971 to 1990, more than 86,400 Australians and New Zealanders immigrated to the United States.

Population

At the 2000 U.S. Census, 60,965 Australian-born people were enumerated in the United States, of which 15,315 were citizens. Around 40% of Australian Americans had entered the United States before 1980. Since 2010, a Little Australia has emerged and is growing in Nolita, Manhattan, New York City. In 2016, the Australian Consulate-General estimated there were 44,000 Australians living in Los Angeles.

Notable Australian Americans

Main article: List of Australian Americans

References

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Shaun Busuttil. (November 3, 2016). "G-day! Welcome to Little Australia in New York City". KarryOn.
"Born Global: Los Angeles". Advance the Global Australian Network.

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