Korean Australians
Total population | |
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102,092 (by birth, 2021)[1] 102,745 (by ancestry)[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Sydney,Melbourne,Brisbane,Perth,Adelaide | |
Languages | |
Australian English,Korean | |
Religion | |
40.4%No religion 25.1%Protestant^ 16.8%Catholic | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Korean diaspora | |
^IncludesPresbyterian(18.7%) andUniting Church(6.4%)[2] |
Korean Australiansare Australian citizens who trace theirKoreanancestry and identify themselves as an immigrant to or a descendant born in Australia.
History
[edit]There is some evidence of the presence of a small number of Koreans in Australia as early as 1920. While it is unclear what prompted their arrival they may have been the children of Australian Protestant missionaries who began work in Korea around 1885. A few also came to Australia between 1921 and 1941 for education.[3]Additionally, scant evidence of individual Koreans living in areas of Australia likeBroomein the years prior to the Second World War has also been recorded.[4]Three Korean speakers in the2021 Australian censuslisted 1945 as their year of arrival in Australia, which could be further evidence of early Korean immigration to Australia.[5]
DuringWorld War II(1941–1945), an unknown number of Koreans who had been arrested in Allied countries across the Asia–Pacific Region were transported to Australia and interned alongsideJapaneseandFormosansfor the duration of the war. Most Korean internees carried Japanese names, and were thus difficult to identify.
When theKorean Warended, in between 1951-1960, 20 Koreans came to Australia.[6]The relaxation of immigration restrictions in the late 1960s provided the first opportunity for larger numbers of Koreans to enter Australia. In 1969, the first Korean immigrants arrived in Sydney under the Skilled Migration Program. However, there were only 468 Korean born people recorded as living in Australia at the time of the 1971 Census.[3]
In the early 1970s, about 1000 Koreans arrived each year for short-term stays (mostly as students) and around 100 arrived for permanent residence. Some of these new arrivals subsequently sponsored family members for migration. Between 1976 and 1985, around 500 Korea-born immigrants arrived each year resulting in the number of Korea-born living in Australia increasing more than sixfold between the 1976 Census (1460) and the 1986 Census (9290).[3]
From 1986 to 1991, there was a further increase in settler arrivals, with an average of about 1400 each year, many coming under the Skilled and Business migration categories. More than half of the Korea-born in Australia have arrived in the last ten years, including as students.[3]
Historical population
[edit]As of the 2021 census, 102,789 persons resident in Australia identified themselves as being of Korean ancestry. 102,096 persons resident in Australia had been born inSouth Korea.49.6% declared holding Australian citizenship. 14.2% of them came to Australia in the 1990s, 36.4% in the 2000s, 17.6% in the 2011-2015, and 16.7% in 2016-2021s.[6]They make up 1.4% of the 7.5 million of the residents from overseas, and 0.4% out of the entire 25.7 million population.[7]
The majority reside inNew South Wales.Few ethnic groups are as concentrated in one state as Koreans are inNew South Wales,where 33% of Australia's population live.[8]
41,316 (40.5%) Korean-born Australian residents self-identified as "No Religion," 19,400 (18.7%) asPresbyterianor Reformed, 17,156 (16.8%) as Catholic, 6,506 (6.4%) asUniting Church,and 4,244 (4.2%) as "Christianity, not further defined."[6]Disgruntled former members of Korean Christian churches sometimes join the handful of Korean Buddhist temples in the Sydney area.[9]
Notable people
[edit]- Peter Bell,formerAustralian rules footballplayer who played forFremantleand theNorth Melbourne.
- Bang Chan(Christopher Bang), leader of South Korean boy groupStray Kids.
- Yerin Ha,actress
- Yang Hi Choe-Wall,Koreanistand professor ofKorean studies.
- Dami Im,winner of the2013Australian X Factorand runner-up of the2016 Eurovision Song Contest.
- Elizabeth Lee,A member of theAustralian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly.Currently serving as the Leader of the Opposition in her capacity as Leader of theCanberra Liberals.
- David Kang,barristerwho feigned an attack onPrince Charleswith astarting pistolin 1994.[10]
- Sky Kim,Olympic archer
- Yvette King,television presenter and entertainment journalist
- Felix Lee,member of South Korean boy groupStray Kids.
- Lee Da-hae,actress
- Minjee Lee,professional golfer
- Min Woo Lee,professional golfer
- Leonardo Nam,Korean Argentineactor who emigrated to Australia; born inBuenos Aires.
- Rosé(Roseanne Park), New Zealand born member of the South Korean girl groupBlackpink
- Sun Park,formerHi-5member.
- Jung Ryeo-won,actress and singer active in South Korea. Born inSeouland raised inBrisbane.
- Dayen Zheng, formerHi-5member.
- Hanbyul, former member of South Korean boy groupLedapple.
- Kristine Yoon (stage name Hayana), former member of South Korean girl groupEvoL.
- DPR Ian,singer and director.
- Kevin Kim, former member of South Korean boy groupZE:A.
- Cho Jun Young (Young Sky), member of South Korean R&B/hip hop groupOne Way.
- Peter Hyun, member of South Korean R&B/hip hop groupOne Way.
- Hany Lee, actress (Neighbours).
- Ray Ahn, member of Australian rock bandsHard-OnsandNunchukka Superfly
- Jake (Sim Jae-yun), member of South Korean boy groupENHYPEN.Born inSeouland raised inBrisbane.
- Danielle Marsh,member of South Korean girl groupNewJeans.
- Lily, member of South Korean girl groupNMIXX.
- Mackiah, member of South Korean boy groupAMPERS&ONE.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ab"2016 Census Community Profiles: Australia".abs.gov.au.
- ^"2016 People in Australia who were born in Korea, Republic of (South), Census Country of birth QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics".
- ^abcd"The Korea-born Community | Department of Social Services, Australian Government".Department of Social Services, Government of Australia. 1 February 2014.Retrieved20 April2019.Material was copied from this source, which is available under theCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia (CC BY 3.0 AU)license.
- ^"Prisoner of War/Internee; (shun-Ra) aka na san, (san) Aka Shun".National Archives of Australia.Retrieved17 February2024.
- ^"SBS Australian Census Explorer".SBS News.Retrieved14 April2023.
- ^abc"People in Australia who were born in Korea, Republic of (South)".Australian Bureau of Statistics.2021.
- ^"Australia's Population by Country of Birth".Australian Bureau of Statistics.2021.
- ^"3101.0 – Australian Demographic Statistics, Dec 2006 (rebased on 2006 Census results)".Australian Bureau of Statistics. 19 June 2007.Retrieved21 July2008.Estimated resident population, preliminary – 30 June 2006 in '000s were: NSW 6 817.2; Vic 5 128.3; Qld 4 091.5; SA 1 568.2; WA 2 059.0; Tas 489.9; NT 210.7; ACT 334.2; Australia 20 701.5
- ^Han, Gil-Soo; Han, Joy J. (2010)."Koreans".dictionaryofsydney.org.Retrieved25 March2016.
- ^Benns, Matthew (6 February 2005)."Man who shot at Prince Charles becomes barrister".The Age.Fairfax Press.Retrieved24 November2008.