Latvian Australians

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, having previously fled to the West due to Soviet and German occupations.^[3]

See also

• Latvian diaspora

References

1. Australian Government - Department of Immigration and Border Protection. "Latvian Australians". Retrieved 22 January 2014.
2. "Latvia country brief". dfat.gov.au. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
3. https://museumvictoria.com.au/origins/history.aspx?pid=36

External links

• Robert Crawford - University of Technology, Sydney (2008). "Latvians". Dictionary of Sydney. Retrieved 4 October 2015. [CC-By-SA] (Latvians in Sydney)