Hazara Australians
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| 41,766 (2021)[1] (0.16% of the Australian population) | |
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| Persian (Hazaragi and Dari) Australian English | |
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| Hazara diaspora |
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Hazara Australians or Australian Hazaras (Dari: هزارههای استرالیا) are Australians who have Hazara ancestry.[2] The Hazaras are an ethnic group native to, and primarily residing in, the mountainous region of Hazarajat in central Afghanistan. Many Hazara Australians have also migrated from Pakistan.[3] The Hazara Council of Australia is an organization formed by the Hazara community of Australia.[4] Hazaras constitute one of the largest ethnic groups of asylum seekers in Australia.[5]
According to the 2021 Australian census, of the 59,797 Afghan-born Australians, 44.3% recorded their ancestry as Hazara, making Hazaras the second ethnic group amongst Australians born in Afghanistan.[6] Including individuals born in Australia, the Hazara Australian population numbers 41,758 as of 2021.[7]
History
Before 1980, relatively few Hazaras came to Australia for educational purposes. During the 1980s Soviet–Afghan War and the 1990s civil war, over 5,000 Hazaras arrived in Australia. The Hazara Australian community has produced a sizable number of individuals notable in many fields, including law, medicine, engineering, teaching and business.[8]
Demography
The largest portion of Hazara Australians reside in the LGAs of Dandenong, Ryde (North Ryde, Macquarie Park, Marsfield, Shepparton, Mildura and Top Ryde), The Hills Shire (Castle Hill, Cherrybrook, and Kellyville), Blacktown (Glenwood, Parklea, Stanhope Gardens and Bella Vista) and Sutherland Shire (Miranda). Ethnic Hazaras are believed to reside in suburbs such as Auburn and Merrylands.
Language
Most Hazara Australians are fluent in English, but with their first language being the Hazaragi dialect of Persian.
Media
Arman Monthly is a magazine distributed nationwide which is published by the Hazara community. The 2003 Australian documentary film Molly & Mobarak is based on a Hazara asylum seeker who enters Australia, falls in love with a local girl and faces possible deportation as his temporary visa nears expiration.
Notable people
Zed Nasheet[12] on Fleeing the Taliban to Selling Over 1.4 Billion in Real Estate Victorian state’s #1 Agent.
See also
References
- ^ "Cultural Diversity". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ theage.com.au
- ^ Mandokhail, Rafiullah (13 February 2022). "Uncertain futures ahead for Hazara youth". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Hazara Council Australia". Archived from the original on 8 January 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ Nowell, Laurie (16 July 2014). "The Hazaras of Dandenong". The Age. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/7201_AUS
- ^ https://profile.id.com.au/australia/ancestry?BMID=50&WebID=10&EndYear=2016&DataType=UR&Sex=3
- ^ Johanson, Simon (17 March 2015). "Shangri-La developer makes journey from Afghan refugee to construction king". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ hazarapeople.com
- ^ gladiatorstv.com
- ^ kabulpress.org
- ^ "Zed Nasheet on Fleeing the Taliban to Selling over 1.4 Billion in Real Estate & Becoming Victoria's #1 Agent".