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==Demographics==
==Demographics==
[[File:House Of Bread Assembly Of God Church Of Samoa, Thomastown 3.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Samoan church in [[Thomastown, Victoria|Thomastown]], Melbourne]]
According to the 2006 Australian census, 15,244 Australians were born in Samoa and 193 in American Samoa<ref name= "ABS Country of Birth" >{{cite web| url = http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/ViewData?action=404&documentproductno=0&documenttype=Details&order=1&tabname=Details&areacode=0&issue=2006&producttype=Census%20Tables&javascript=true&textversion=false&navmapdisplayed=true&breadcrumb=POLTD&&collection=Census&period=2006&productlabel=Country%20of%20Birth%20of%20Person%20(full%20classification%20list)%20by%20Sex&producttype=Census%20Tables&method=Place%20of%20Usual%20Residence&topic=Birthplace& |title = 20680-Country of Birth of Person (full classification list) by Sex - Australia|format = Microsoft Excel download |publisher = [[Australian Bureau of Statistics]] | work = {{CensusAU|2006}}| access-date = 2008-06-02}} Total count of persons: 19,855,288.</ref> while 39,992 claimed Samoan ancestry, either alone or with another ancestry.<ref name= "ABS Ancestry" >{{cite web| url = http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/ViewData?breadcrumb=POLTD&method=Place%20of%20Usual%20Residence&subaction=-1&issue=2006&producttype=Census%20Tables&documentproductno=0&textversion=false&documenttype=Details&collection=Census&javascript=true&topic=Ancestry&action=404&productlabel=Ancestry%20(full%20classification%20list)%20by%20Sex&order=1&period=2006&tabname=Details&areacode=0&navmapdisplayed=true& | title = 20680-Ancestry (full classification list) by Sex - Australia| format = Microsoft Excel download |publisher = [[Australian Bureau of Statistics]] | work = {{CensusAU|2006}}| access-date = 2008-06-02}} Total responses: 25,451,383 for total count of persons: 19,855,288.</ref> The 2011 Australian census showed an increase in both categories as Australians who claimed Samoan ancestry was 55,843 and Samoa-born residents were 19,092. According to the 2016 Australian census, there are a total of 75,755 Australians with Samoan ancestry. This number includes the 24,017 Australian residents who were born in the [[Samoan Islands]]. 41.3 percent of Samoan Australians live in [[New South Wales]], 33.9 percent live in [[Queensland]], 21.1 percent live in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], and just 1.9 percent live in [[Western Australia]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Samoans in Australia |url=https://culturalatlas.sbs.com.au/samoan-culture/samoans-in-australia |publisher=Cultural Atlas |access-date=3 June 2018}}</ref> Samoan Australians are the second largest [[Polynesians|Polynesian]] group behind [[Māori Australians]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Batley |first1=James |title=What does the 2016 census reveal about Pacific Islands communities in Australia? |url=http://www.devpolicy.org/2016-census-reveal-about-pacific-islands-communities-in-australia-20170928/ |publisher=Development Policy Centre |access-date=28 Sep 2017}}</ref>
According to the 2006 Australian census, 15,244 Australians were born in Samoa and 193 in American Samoa<ref name= "ABS Country of Birth" >{{cite web| url = http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/ViewData?action=404&documentproductno=0&documenttype=Details&order=1&tabname=Details&areacode=0&issue=2006&producttype=Census%20Tables&javascript=true&textversion=false&navmapdisplayed=true&breadcrumb=POLTD&&collection=Census&period=2006&productlabel=Country%20of%20Birth%20of%20Person%20(full%20classification%20list)%20by%20Sex&producttype=Census%20Tables&method=Place%20of%20Usual%20Residence&topic=Birthplace& |title = 20680-Country of Birth of Person (full classification list) by Sex - Australia|format = Microsoft Excel download |publisher = [[Australian Bureau of Statistics]] | work = {{CensusAU|2006}}| access-date = 2008-06-02}} Total count of persons: 19,855,288.</ref> while 39,992 claimed Samoan ancestry, either alone or with another ancestry.<ref name= "ABS Ancestry" >{{cite web| url = http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/ViewData?breadcrumb=POLTD&method=Place%20of%20Usual%20Residence&subaction=-1&issue=2006&producttype=Census%20Tables&documentproductno=0&textversion=false&documenttype=Details&collection=Census&javascript=true&topic=Ancestry&action=404&productlabel=Ancestry%20(full%20classification%20list)%20by%20Sex&order=1&period=2006&tabname=Details&areacode=0&navmapdisplayed=true& | title = 20680-Ancestry (full classification list) by Sex - Australia| format = Microsoft Excel download |publisher = [[Australian Bureau of Statistics]] | work = {{CensusAU|2006}}| access-date = 2008-06-02}} Total responses: 25,451,383 for total count of persons: 19,855,288.</ref> The 2011 Australian census showed an increase in both categories as Australians who claimed Samoan ancestry was 55,843 and Samoa-born residents were 19,092. According to the 2016 Australian census, there are a total of 75,755 Australians with Samoan ancestry. This number includes the 24,017 Australian residents who were born in the [[Samoan Islands]]. 41.3 percent of Samoan Australians live in [[New South Wales]], 33.9 percent live in [[Queensland]], 21.1 percent live in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], and just 1.9 percent live in [[Western Australia]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Samoans in Australia |url=https://culturalatlas.sbs.com.au/samoan-culture/samoans-in-australia |publisher=Cultural Atlas |access-date=3 June 2018}}</ref> Samoan Australians are the second largest [[Polynesians|Polynesian]] group behind [[Māori Australians]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Batley |first1=James |title=What does the 2016 census reveal about Pacific Islands communities in Australia? |url=http://www.devpolicy.org/2016-census-reveal-about-pacific-islands-communities-in-australia-20170928/ |publisher=Development Policy Centre |access-date=28 Sep 2017}}</ref>


Revision as of 19:08, 10 January 2021

Samoan Australians
Total population
75,755 (by ancestry, 2016)
24,017 (by birth, 2016)
Regions with significant populations
New South Wales,Queensland,Victoria
Languages
Australian English,Samoan
Religion
Christianity,Polytheism
Related ethnic groups
OtherPolynesians

Samoan Australiansrefers toAustraliancitizens or residents who are of ethnicSamoandescent or people born inSamoabut grew up inAustralia.Most Samoans inAustralialive inSydney,BrisbaneandMelbourne.

History

AfterChristianmissionaries from Australia began visitingSamoain 1857, Samoan ministers began traveling to Australia for more training and to find work. However, Samoan and other non-European immigration to Australia was halted due to theWhite Australia policyin 1901. The next significant wave of Samoans to move to Australia was in the 1970s, where Samoans participated in educational programs sponsored by the Australian Government.[1]

Demographics

Samoan church inThomastown,Melbourne

According to the 2006 Australian census, 15,244 Australians were born in Samoa and 193 in American Samoa[2]while 39,992 claimed Samoan ancestry, either alone or with another ancestry.[3]The 2011 Australian census showed an increase in both categories as Australians who claimed Samoan ancestry was 55,843 and Samoa-born residents were 19,092. According to the 2016 Australian census, there are a total of 75,755 Australians with Samoan ancestry. This number includes the 24,017 Australian residents who were born in theSamoan Islands.41.3 percent of Samoan Australians live inNew South Wales,33.9 percent live inQueensland,21.1 percent live inVictoria,and just 1.9 percent live inWestern Australia.[4]Samoan Australians are the second largestPolynesiangroup behindMāori Australians.[5]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^"History of immigration from Samoa".Museum Victoria.Retrieved3 June2018.
  2. ^"20680-Country of Birth of Person (full classification list) by Sex - Australia"(Microsoft Excel download).2006 census.Australian Bureau of Statistics.Retrieved2008-06-02.Total count of persons: 19,855,288.
  3. ^"20680-Ancestry (full classification list) by Sex - Australia"(Microsoft Excel download).2006 census.Australian Bureau of Statistics.Retrieved2008-06-02.Total responses: 25,451,383 for total count of persons: 19,855,288.
  4. ^"Samoans in Australia".Cultural Atlas.Retrieved3 June2018.
  5. ^Batley, James."What does the 2016 census reveal about Pacific Islands communities in Australia?".Development Policy Centre.Retrieved28 Sep2017.


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