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Croatian Australians

January 06, 2023

Croatian Australians are Australian citizens of Croatian ancestry. Croatia has been a source of migrants to Australia, particularly in the 1960s and 1970s. In 2021, 200,000 persons resident in Australia (0.6%) identified themselves as having Croatian ancestry.

Croatian Australians
Total population
164,362 (Croatian ancestry in 2021)
43,302 (Croatian-born in 2021)
Regions with significant populations
Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, Perth
Languages
Australian English, Croatian
Religion
predominantly Roman Catholic, Protestant with some Greek Catholic
Related ethnic groups
Croatian Americans

History

Croats were first noticeable in Australia during the gold rushes of the 1850s in the province of Victoria. At this time, Croats were coded as "Austrians" because most of Croatia was a part of the Habsburg Empire. By Federation of Australia in 1901, there were many Croats—mainly from Dalmatia—in Australia, counted with Czechs, Hungarians, Serbs, Slovaks and others as "Austro-Hungarians". The establishment of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes from Austria-Hungary after the First World War — renamed as Yugoslavia shortly afterwards —continued to make it difficult to separate out Croats from other ethnicities in Australia. Croats were not recorded separately until the 1996 Census. The Australian Department of Immigration believes many Croats holding old (and now long out of date) Yugoslav passports still record themselves as Yugoslavs in Australian censuses, over a decade after the disintegration of Yugoslavia.[citation needed]

There is also a community of Croats who follow Islam, the descendants of those who converted after the 16th century, after the conquest of much of Croatia and Bosnia by the Ottomans. They established their Croatian Islamic Centre in Maidstone.[1][2][3][4] with a masjid.[5] Croatian Seventh-Day Adventists meet in St. Albans and Springvale, while in Sydney they meet in Dundas. There are Croatian-speaking Catholic congregations throughout Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Canberra and Perth. St Nikola Tavelic Church in Clifton Hill is an important religious centre for Croats in Melbourne.

Nevertheless, it is known that Croats formed a large proportion of those Yugoslavs who settled in Australia the 1960s and 1970s under Australian Government migration schemes.[citation needed] The Yugoslavia-born population reached 129,616 by the 1971 Census and 160,479 by the 1991 Census. The greatest number settled in Sydney and Melbourne, though Croats are well represented in every Australian city and region.[citation needed]

During the 1960s and 1970s, many Croatians were constantly under ASIO surveillance for alleged terrorist activities organised by the Yugoslav secret service, several of whom were named in the media. Some of the longest running and most expensive court cases in Australian history involved Croatians charged with terrorism-related charges that were proven falsified, including the 'Croatian Six' who were convicted on tainted evidence. Federal Attorney-General Lionel Murphy created a media sensation when he led a raid on ASIO Headquarters looking for files on Croatian terrorist activities and not finding any at all, spurred on by claims of non-surveillance by ASIO and that ASIO focused too much of its time on student anti-war groups instead of terrorist groups, though there may have been no terrorist activities for ASIO to investigate.[6]

 
Croatian Embassy in Canberra

In November 1977, an unofficial Croatian embassy was opened in Canberra, causing a legal and diplomatic difficulty for both the Australian and Yugoslav governments.[7] The embassy, aimed at raising awareness of Croatia as a nation and the Croatian people separate from Yugoslavia, remained open for 2 years closing in 1979. Its ambassador Mario Despoja is the father of former Democrats leader Natasha Stott Despoja.[citation needed]

Since the independence of Croatia in the 1990s, an official embassy has been opened in Canberra and consulates have been opened in Melbourne, Sydney and Perth.[citation needed]

Demographics

 
People of Croatian ancestry according to the 2011 census results
 
one dot denotes 100 Croatian-born Sydney residents
 
one dot denotes 100 Croatian-born Melbourne residents

At the 2006 Census 50,993 persons resident in Australia identified themselves as having been born in Croatia, representing about 0.25% of the Australian population.[8] The Census also noted 118,046 persons identified themselves as having Croatian ancestry, either alone or in combination with another ancestry.[9]

Croatian Australians are more likely to be resident in Victoria than any other state. As at 2006, 35.7% of Croats live in Victoria (where only 25% of the total Australian population reside[10]). A further 36.2% of Croatian Australians reside in New South Wales (compared with 33% of the total Australian population).[10][11]

As the level of immigration from Croatia has dropped significantly from the 1980s (70% of Australian residents born in Croatia arrived before 1980[11] ), the Croatian-born population is ageing: 43% of the Croatian-born population was aged sixty years old or older at the time of the 2006 Census.[11]

As at the 2006 census 33,012 Croatian-born Australians (65%) speak Croatian at home; 17% of Croatian-born Australians speak English at home.[11] Proficiency in English was self-described by census respondents as very well by 31%, well by 32%, 17% not well, 2.3% not at all (18% didn't state or said not applicable).[11] In 2001, the Croatian language was spoken at home by 69,900 persons in Australia.[citation needed]

Of the Australian residents who were born in Croatia, 48,271 or 95% were Australian citizens at the time of the 2006 census.[11] According to 2006 census data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, 94% of Croatian born Australians recorded their religion as Christian.[11] 2001 census data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in 2004, showed denominational affiliation by Croatian Australians was: 85.6% Catholic, 0.9% Anglican, 4.5% Other Christian, 1.4% claiming other Religions, and 7.6% claiming no religious affiliation.[citation needed] According to the 2016 Census, a fast majority (73.1%) of the Croatia-born population was Catholic, followed by Eastern Orthodox (9.6%) and other Christian denominations (5.1%).[12] Around 7% of the Croatia-born population had no religion.

Croatian Australians have an exceptionally low rate of return migration to Croatia. In December 2001, the Department of Foreign Affairs estimated that there were 1,000 Australian citizens resident in Croatia, mainly in Zagreb.[13]

Croatian Australians and soccer

 
Fans of Sydney United 58 FC, a football club founded by Croatian Australians, at the 2022 Australia Cup Final

Croats in Australia and their Croatian Australian offspring are notable for their commitment to soccer, with numerous clubs established throughout the country,[14] the most notable and successful being Sydney Croatia and Melbourne Croatia. These clubs nurtured the soccer talents of a large number of Croatian Australians, many of whom now play professionally overseas. Croatian Australians have played for both Croatia and Australia. In the 2006 World Cup, there were seven Croatian Australians playing for Australia and three playing for Croatia. A total of 47 Croatian Australians have gone on to play for the Australian national soccer team, including 7 who captained the national team. The Australian-Croatian Soccer Tournament is the oldest running soccer competition in Australia.

Croatian Australian Socceroos

Croatian Australian Matildas

Croatian Australians in Croatian national team

List of notable Croatian Australians

Entertainment and the arts

Music

  • Alison Wonderland – electronic dance music producer, DJ and singer.
  • Russell Baricevic - bass guitar - Bored, Pray TV, The Gas Babies, Macho Clowns, Unclean Spirits
  • Peter "Blackie" Black – (Croatian mother) – musician, founding member of The Hard-Ons.
  • Philip Bračanin – composer and musicologist.
  • Josipa [Knežević] Draisma - comedian, singer, actor, writer and theatre maker.
  • Mikelangelo (Michael Simic) aka The Balkan Elvis - singer (solo, Johnny Presley and the Zagreb Allstars, Mikelangelo and the Tin Star). Father is Croatian from Tučepi, Croatia.
  • Steve Pavlovic – music entrepreneur
  • Roddy Radalj – musician, founding member of the Hoodoo Gurus, the Dubrovniks and Roddy Ray'Da & the Surfin' Caesars.
  • Rex Radonich (1950-1986) - Banjo player in Australian Bluegrass band Bullamakanka. Was regarded as the best at picker at the time. Grandson of Mate Radonic (born Podgora Croatia) of New Zealand.
  • Natalie D-Napoleon - (Croatian father and mother) - Australian singer-songwriter and poet.
  • Tony Slavich - keyboardist - Ariel, Sun, Mike Rudd and the Heaters, Mondo Rock, Goldrush, Ross Ryan band, Richard Clapton Band.
  • Adalita, born Adalita Srsen, solo performer and member of Magic Dirt. Her father is Croatian.
  • Boris Sujdovic – (Croatian mother) – musician, founding member of The Scientists, the Dubrovniks, Beasts of Bourbon.
  • Simone Young - (Croatian mother) - Australian conductor

Academia

  • David Andrich – academic
  • Luka Budak – author, Head of Croatian Studies, Macquarie University.
  • Val Colic-Peisker – associate professor, sociologist and author.
  • Vesna Drapac – Associate Professor of History at University of Adelaide, author ("Constructing Yugoslavia: A Transnational History" 2010).
  • Roman Krznaric – social philosopher, author ("The Wonderbox: Curious histories of how to live" 2011, "How to Find Fulfilling Work (The School of Life)" 2013 , "How Should We Live?: Great Ideas from the Past for Everyday Life" 2015, "Empathy: Why It Matters, and How to Get It" 2015, "The First Beautiful Game: Stories of Obsession in Real Tennis" 2015, "Carpe Diem: Seizing the Day in a Distracted World" 2017) and founder of the Empathy Museum.
  • Ralph Pervan (1938–1980) – academic and author ("Tito and the students : the university and the university in self-managing Yugoslavia" 1978), namesake of the "Ralph Pervan scholarship", University Hall, Western Australia.

Science and medicine

Business and work

  • Jim Bosnjak – former owner of Westbus, the biggest bus company in Australia
  • Katarina Carroll (nee Bošnjak) – first female Police Commissioner, for the State of Queensland. Her parents are from Ljubuški, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  • Tony Cobanov, owner Windy creek Estate Wines (formerly Cobanov Wines), Swan Valley, Western Australia whose grandfather, Ante Cobanov, came to Australia in 1924 and commenced the winery in 1937.
  • Trojano Darveniza (1838-1937). Winemaker / Vintner. Born in Dalmatia. Founder and owner of Excelsior Vineyards in Victoria.
  • Kirk, Adam, and Tony Dundo, owners Katgully Winery, Swan Valley, Western Australia, whose grandfather came from Blato and Cara on the island of Korcula.
  • Juli Grbac, fashion designer who was the first winner of Project Runway Australia.
  • Tony Šantić – Millionaire tuna fisherman, horse breeder and owner of Makybe Diva
  • Tony and Ron Perich – brothers, property development, on Forbes Australia's 20 Richest people 2019.
  • Zeljko Ranogajec – businessman and professional gambler.
  • John Setka - Australian Trade Union leader

Media

Politics

  • Mick Nanovich - politician (Liberal Party), Western Australia
  • Tony Krsticevic – politician (Liberal Party), Western Australia
  • John Newman – Born John Naumenko, politician (Labor Party) NSW.
  • Jaye Radisich – politician (Labor Party), Western Australia
  • Ljiljanna Ravlich – politician (Labor Party), Western Australia
  • Zed Seselja – politician, senator (Liberal Party), ACT
  • Natasha Stott Despoja – federal politician, senator (Australian Democrats) - South Australia
  • Zorana Balaban - lawyer (Websters lawyers), South Australia

Other

  • Mate Alac - (Born Drašnice, Croatia 1908 - 1997)- Miner (in Western Australia) and author of memoir "Into The World" (1992).
  • Vincent Abbott – gold hunter, pioneer of the Murchison Goldfields and who had the town of Abbotts, Western Australia named after him. He was born Vincent Vranjican in the town of Starigrad, Island of Hvar, Dalmatia, Croatia.
  • Matthew Beovich - Roman Catholic priest, Archbishop of Adelaide.
  • Blaž Kraljević – Croatian and Bosnian general
  • Ivan Milat – notorious serial killer (Croatian father)
  • Vincent Serventy – a noted Australian author, ornithologist and conservationist.
  • Tom Starcevich – World War 2 Victoria Cross recipient
  • Frank Vitkovic - perpetrator of the Queen Street Massacre, half-Croat through his father

Sport

See also

References

  1. ^ Islamic Finder Croatian Islamic Centre
  2. ^ Google Books The South Slav journal: Opseg 6, Dositey Obradovich Circle – 1983
  3. ^ Google Books James Jupp: The Australian people: an encyclopedia of the nation, its people and their origins, 2001, Cambridge University Press, p. 250
  4. ^ Hrvatski islamski centar – Croatian Islamic Centre 26 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Islamic Finder – Croatian Mosque – 36 Studley Street , Maidstone, Victoria 3012, Australia
  6. ^ David McKnight. Australia's Spies and Their Secrets. Allen & Unwin. St Leonards, N.S.W. 1994.
  7. ^ Croatian Embassy in Canberra – 1977–1978
  8. ^ "20680-Country of Birth of Person (full classification list) by Sex – Australia" (Microsoft Excel download). 2006 Census. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 June 2008. Total count of persons: 19,855,288.
  9. ^ . 2006 Census. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel download) on 10 March 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2008. Total responses: 25,451,383 for total count of persons: 19,855,288.
  10. ^ a b "3101.0 – Australian Demographic Statistics, Dec 2006 (rebased on 2006 Census results)". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 19 June 2007. Retrieved 21 July 2008. 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
  11. ^ a b c d e f g "2914.0.55.002 2006 Census Ethnic Media Package" (Excel download). Census Dictionary, 2006 (cat.no 2901.0). Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 June 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2008.
  12. ^ "Croatia-born: Community Information Summary" (PDF). Department of Home Affairs.
  13. ^ (PDF). Southern Cross Group (DFAT data). 14 February 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 15 July 2008.
  14. ^ "Football gives Australia's Croatian community heart and home". The Guardian. 14 October 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  15. ^ "Snags high on Mark Bresciano's menu". Herald Sun. 23 November 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2014. dad Prospero is Italian and mum Grace is Croatian

Further reading

  • Colic-Peisker, Val.(2000) Croatian and Bosnian migration to Australia in the 1990s. Studies in Western Australian history, No.21, (Being Australian women), p. 117–136.
  • Colic-Peisker, Val.(2004) Split lives : Croatian Australian stories North Fremantle, W. Aust. : Fremantle Arts Centre Press. ISBN 1-920731-08-3

External links

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Croatian Australians are Australian citizens of Croatian ancestry Croatia has been a source of migrants to Australia particularly in the 1960s and 1970s In 2021 200 000 persons resident in Australia 0 6 identified themselves as having Croatian ancestry Croatian AustraliansTotal population164 362 Croatian ancestry in 2021 43 302 Croatian born in 2021 Regions with significant populationsMelbourne Brisbane Sydney PerthLanguagesAustralian English CroatianReligionpredominantly Roman Catholic Protestant with some Greek CatholicRelated ethnic groupsCroatian Americans Contents 1 History 2 Demographics 3 Croatian Australians and soccer 3 1 Croatian Australian Socceroos 3 2 Croatian Australian Matildas 3 3 Croatian Australians in Croatian national team 4 List of notable Croatian Australians 4 1 Entertainment and the arts 4 2 Music 4 3 Academia 4 4 Science and medicine 4 5 Business and work 4 6 Media 4 7 Politics 4 8 Other 4 9 Sport 5 See also 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External linksHistory EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Croatian Australians news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Croats were first noticeable in Australia during the gold rushes of the 1850s in the province of Victoria At this time Croats were coded as Austrians because most of Croatia was a part of the Habsburg Empire By Federation of Australia in 1901 there were many Croats mainly from Dalmatia in Australia counted with Czechs Hungarians Serbs Slovaks and others as Austro Hungarians The establishment of the Kingdom of Serbs Croats and Slovenes from Austria Hungary after the First World War renamed as Yugoslavia shortly afterwards continued to make it difficult to separate out Croats from other ethnicities in Australia Croats were not recorded separately until the 1996 Census The Australian Department of Immigration believes many Croats holding old and now long out of date Yugoslav passports still record themselves as Yugoslavs in Australian censuses over a decade after the disintegration of Yugoslavia citation needed There is also a community of Croats who follow Islam the descendants of those who converted after the 16th century after the conquest of much of Croatia and Bosnia by the Ottomans They established their Croatian Islamic Centre in Maidstone 1 2 3 4 with a masjid 5 Croatian Seventh Day Adventists meet in St Albans and Springvale while in Sydney they meet in Dundas There are Croatian speaking Catholic congregations throughout Melbourne Sydney Adelaide Canberra and Perth St Nikola Tavelic Church in Clifton Hill is an important religious centre for Croats in Melbourne Nevertheless it is known that Croats formed a large proportion of those Yugoslavs who settled in Australia the 1960s and 1970s under Australian Government migration schemes citation needed The Yugoslavia born population reached 129 616 by the 1971 Census and 160 479 by the 1991 Census The greatest number settled in Sydney and Melbourne though Croats are well represented in every Australian city and region citation needed During the 1960s and 1970s many Croatians were constantly under ASIO surveillance for alleged terrorist activities organised by the Yugoslav secret service several of whom were named in the media Some of the longest running and most expensive court cases in Australian history involved Croatians charged with terrorism related charges that were proven falsified including the Croatian Six who were convicted on tainted evidence Federal Attorney General Lionel Murphy created a media sensation when he led a raid on ASIO Headquarters looking for files on Croatian terrorist activities and not finding any at all spurred on by claims of non surveillance by ASIO and that ASIO focused too much of its time on student anti war groups instead of terrorist groups though there may have been no terrorist activities for ASIO to investigate 6 Croatian Embassy in Canberra In November 1977 an unofficial Croatian embassy was opened in Canberra causing a legal and diplomatic difficulty for both the Australian and Yugoslav governments 7 The embassy aimed at raising awareness of Croatia as a nation and the Croatian people separate from Yugoslavia remained open for 2 years closing in 1979 Its ambassador Mario Despoja is the father of former Democrats leader Natasha Stott Despoja citation needed Since the independence of Croatia in the 1990s an official embassy has been opened in Canberra and consulates have been opened in Melbourne Sydney and Perth citation needed Demographics Edit People of Croatian ancestry according to the 2011 census results one dot denotes 100 Croatian born Sydney residents one dot denotes 100 Croatian born Melbourne residents At the 2006 Census 50 993 persons resident in Australia identified themselves as having been born in Croatia representing about 0 25 of the Australian population 8 The Census also noted 118 046 persons identified themselves as having Croatian ancestry either alone or in combination with another ancestry 9 Croatian Australians are more likely to be resident in Victoria than any other state As at 2006 35 7 of Croats live in Victoria where only 25 of the total Australian population reside 10 A further 36 2 of Croatian Australians reside in New South Wales compared with 33 of the total Australian population 10 11 As the level of immigration from Croatia has dropped significantly from the 1980s 70 of Australian residents born in Croatia arrived before 1980 11 the Croatian born population is ageing 43 of the Croatian born population was aged sixty years old or older at the time of the 2006 Census 11 As at the 2006 census 33 012 Croatian born Australians 65 speak Croatian at home 17 of Croatian born Australians speak English at home 11 Proficiency in English was self described by census respondents as very well by 31 well by 32 17 not well 2 3 not at all 18 didn t state or said not applicable 11 In 2001 the Croatian language was spoken at home by 69 900 persons in Australia citation needed Of the Australian residents who were born in Croatia 48 271 or 95 were Australian citizens at the time of the 2006 census 11 According to 2006 census data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics 94 of Croatian born Australians recorded their religion as Christian 11 2001 census data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in 2004 showed denominational affiliation by Croatian Australians was 85 6 Catholic 0 9 Anglican 4 5 Other Christian 1 4 claiming other Religions and 7 6 claiming no religious affiliation citation needed According to the 2016 Census a fast majority 73 1 of the Croatia born population was Catholic followed by Eastern Orthodox 9 6 and other Christian denominations 5 1 12 Around 7 of the Croatia born population had no religion Croatian Australians have an exceptionally low rate of return migration to Croatia In December 2001 the Department of Foreign Affairs estimated that there were 1 000 Australian citizens resident in Croatia mainly in Zagreb 13 Croatian Australians and soccer EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed July 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message Fans of Sydney United 58 FC a football club founded by Croatian Australians at the 2022 Australia Cup Final Croats in Australia and their Croatian Australian offspring are notable for their commitment to soccer with numerous clubs established throughout the country 14 the most notable and successful being Sydney Croatia and Melbourne Croatia These clubs nurtured the soccer talents of a large number of Croatian Australians many of whom now play professionally overseas Croatian Australians have played for both Croatia and Australia In the 2006 World Cup there were seven Croatian Australians playing for Australia and three playing for Croatia A total of 47 Croatian Australians have gone on to play for the Australian national soccer team including 7 who captained the national team The Australian Croatian Soccer Tournament is the oldest running soccer competition in Australia Croatian Australian Socceroos Edit Zlatko Arambasic Mark Babic Zeljko Babic Paul Bilokapic Mark Bosnich Oliver Bozanic Vic Bozanic Mark Bresciano 15 Ante Covic Jason Culina C Ivan Franjic Eugene Galekovic Steve Horvat C Mile Jedinak C Ante Juric Frank Juric Tomi Juric Matthew Jurman Zeljko Kalac C Steve Kokoska Eddie Krncevic C Andrew Marth Frank Micic Ljubo Milicevic Ante Milicic Branko Milosevic Ante Moric Jason Petkovic Michael Petkovic Tom Pondeljak Tony Popovic Ivo Prskalo Ivo Rudic Wally Savor Josip Skoko C Matthew Spiranovic Dario Vidosic Mark Viduka C Billy Vojtek Robert Zabica Ruben Zadkovich David Zdrilic Ned Zelic Croatian Australian Matildas Edit Emily GielnikCroatian Australians in Croatian national team Edit Anthony Seric Josip Simunic Joey DidulicaList of notable Croatian Australians EditEntertainment and the arts Edit Steve Abbott comedian The Sandman Russian Croatian mother Eric Bana actor Croatian father Charles Billich artist Nathaniel Buzolic actor Branka Cubrilo novelist Croatian born migrated to Australia 1992 Ante Dabro sculptor Natalie Franceska nee Blazevic children s author Robert Jozinovic actor Melita Jurisic actress Robert Luketic film director Tatjana Lukic poetry editor and poet Robyn Ravlich poet Ivan Sen film director Croatian father Aboriginal mother Marisa Siketa actress Mark Strizic Photographer and painter Frances Vidakovic author and blogger Emma Viskic author Croatian father Irish Australian mother Music Edit Alison Wonderland electronic dance music producer DJ and singer Russell Baricevic bass guitar Bored Pray TV The Gas Babies Macho Clowns Unclean Spirits Peter Blackie Black Croatian mother musician founding member of The Hard Ons Philip Bracanin composer and musicologist Josipa Knezevic Draisma comedian singer actor writer and theatre maker Mikelangelo Michael Simic aka The Balkan Elvis singer solo Johnny Presley and the Zagreb Allstars Mikelangelo and the Tin Star Father is Croatian from Tucepi Croatia Steve Pavlovic music entrepreneur Roddy Radalj musician founding member of the Hoodoo Gurus the Dubrovniks and Roddy Ray Da amp the Surfin Caesars Rex Radonich 1950 1986 Banjo player in Australian Bluegrass band Bullamakanka Was regarded as the best at picker at the time Grandson of Mate Radonic born Podgora Croatia of New Zealand Natalie D Napoleon Croatian father and mother Australian singer songwriter and poet Tony Slavich keyboardist Ariel Sun Mike Rudd and the Heaters Mondo Rock Goldrush Ross Ryan band Richard Clapton Band Adalita born Adalita Srsen solo performer and member of Magic Dirt Her father is Croatian Boris Sujdovic Croatian mother musician founding member of The Scientists the Dubrovniks Beasts of Bourbon Simone Young Croatian mother Australian conductorAcademia Edit David Andrich academic Luka Budak author Head of Croatian Studies Macquarie University Val Colic Peisker associate professor sociologist and author Vesna Drapac Associate Professor of History at University of Adelaide author Constructing Yugoslavia A Transnational History 2010 Roman Krznaric social philosopher author The Wonderbox Curious histories of how to live 2011 How to Find Fulfilling Work The School of Life 2013 How Should We Live Great Ideas from the Past for Everyday Life 2015 Empathy Why It Matters and How to Get It 2015 The First Beautiful Game Stories of Obsession in Real Tennis 2015 Carpe Diem Seizing the Day in a Distracted World 2017 and founder of the Empathy Museum Ralph Pervan 1938 1980 academic and author Tito and the students the university and the university in self managing Yugoslavia 1978 namesake of the Ralph Pervan scholarship University Hall Western Australia Science and medicine Edit Tony Bacic biologist Brice Bosnich chemist Stjepan Marcelja physicist Boris Martinac biophysicist Ivan Marusic physicist Vlado Perkovic physician Zed Rengel environmental scientist Ralph Sarich Inventor of the revolutionary Orbital Engine and at one stage in the 1970s Australia s richest person Frances Separovic biophysical chemist Hrvoje Tkalcic geophysicistBusiness and work Edit Jim Bosnjak former owner of Westbus the biggest bus company in Australia Katarina Carroll nee Bosnjak first female Police Commissioner for the State of Queensland Her parents are from Ljubuski Bosnia and Herzegovina Tony Cobanov owner Windy creek Estate Wines formerly Cobanov Wines Swan Valley Western Australia whose grandfather Ante Cobanov came to Australia in 1924 and commenced the winery in 1937 Trojano Darveniza 1838 1937 Winemaker Vintner Born in Dalmatia Founder and owner of Excelsior Vineyards in Victoria Kirk Adam and Tony Dundo owners Katgully Winery Swan Valley Western Australia whose grandfather came from Blato and Cara on the island of Korcula Juli Grbac fashion designer who was the first winner of Project Runway Australia Tony Santic Millionaire tuna fisherman horse breeder and owner of Makybe Diva Tony and Ron Perich brothers property development on Forbes Australia s 20 Richest people 2019 Zeljko Ranogajec businessman and professional gambler John Setka Australian Trade Union leaderMedia Edit Charmaine Dragun journalist Laura Dundovic Top 10 finalist of Miss Universe 2008 Tom Dusevic journalist author Whole Wild World 2016 friendlyjordies Jordan Shanks Markovina independent journalist YouTuber stand up comedian and former model Scottish father Croatian mother George Grljusich sports journalist Sarah Harris journalist Andrew O Keefe TV personality Croatian mother Amos Gill Comedian Radio and TV Presenter Silvio Rivier Television presenter born in Croatia migrated to Australia in 1961 Politics Edit Mick Nanovich politician Liberal Party Western Australia Tony Krsticevic politician Liberal Party Western Australia John Newman Born John Naumenko politician Labor Party NSW Jaye Radisich politician Labor Party Western Australia Ljiljanna Ravlich politician Labor Party Western Australia Zed Seselja politician senator Liberal Party ACT Natasha Stott Despoja federal politician senator Australian Democrats South Australia Zorana Balaban lawyer Websters lawyers South AustraliaOther Edit Mate Alac Born Drasnice Croatia 1908 1997 Miner in Western Australia and author of memoir Into The World 1992 Vincent Abbott gold hunter pioneer of the Murchison Goldfields and who had the town of Abbotts Western Australia named after him He was born Vincent Vranjican in the town of Starigrad Island of Hvar Dalmatia Croatia Matthew Beovich Roman Catholic priest Archbishop of Adelaide Blaz Kraljevic Croatian and Bosnian general Ivan Milat notorious serial killer Croatian father Vincent Serventy a noted Australian author ornithologist and conservationist Tom Starcevich World War 2 Victoria Cross recipient Frank Vitkovic perpetrator of the Queen Street Massacre half Croat through his fatherSport Edit Jason Akermanis His father Denis Dezdjek is Croatian Noah Balta Australian rules footballer Alex Banovich rowing Adrian Barich Australian rules and rugby league footballer Andrew Barisic football soccer player Kingfisher East Bengal Andrew Bogut basketball player Sydney Kings formerly with several NBA teams Tiana Boras Track and field Mark Bosnich former football soccer player Australia now soccer TV analyst Mark Bresciano football soccer player Al Nasr and Australia Croatian mother Ante Covic footballer soccer player Elfsborg and Australia Jason Culina football soccer player Gold Coast United and Australia Alan Didak Australian rules footballer Joey Didulica former Croatian footballer Bronko Djura former rugby league footballer and cricketer Jelena Dokic tennis player Croatian mother John Dorotich Australian rules footballer Anthony Drmic basketball player Adelaide 36ers Frank Drmic basketball player last played for South Dragons Mate Dugandzic football soccer player Adelaide United FC Ray Gabelich Australian rules footballer Eugene Galekovic football soccer player and Socceroo Darren Gaspar Australian rules footballer John Gerovich Australian rules footballer Antony Golec football soccer player Central Coast Mariners formerly Sydney FC Sydney United and Adelaide United Brent Grgic Australian rules footballer Ivan Henjak former Rugby league footballer and coach Matt Henjak Rugby union player Toulon and formerly Australia nephew of Ivan Allen Jakovich Australian rules footballer Glen Jakovich Australian rules footballer Vedran Janjetovic football soccer player Mile Jedinak footballer soccer Aston Villa and Australia Wayne Johnston Australian rules footballer Tomi Juric footballer soccer and Socceroo Zeljko Kalac former football soccer player Kavala and Australia now soccer TV analyst Anthony Kalik footballer Simon Katich Australian Cricket representative Max Krilich Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s Anthony Leban Australian footballer Dean Lukin Olympic weight lifting gold medallist Ivan Maric Australian rules footballer Marinko Matosevic Tennis player Nicola McDermott Australian high jumper Brody Mihocek Australian rules footballer Jack Mihocek Australian rules footballer Ante Milicic former football soccer player Rijeka and Australia Tomislav Mrcela Australian footballer NK Lokomotiva and Australia Len Pascoe Australian Cricket representative Matthew Pavlich Australian rules footballer Anthony Perosh mixed martial arts fighter Val Perovic Australian rules footballer Tony Popovic former football soccer player and current manager Jack Rocchi Australian rules footballer Ivan Rukavina boxing Steven Salopek Australian rules footballer Tony Sekulic former football soccer player Anthony Seric football soccer player Hajduk Split and Croatia Josip Simunic former football soccer player Hoffenheim and Croatia Elvis Sinosic mixed martial arts fighter Josip Skoko former football soccer player Hajduk Split and Australia Ivan Soldo Australian rules footballer Craig Starcevich Australian rules footballer Peter Sumich Australian rules footballer Erik Surjan decathlete Jacob Surjan Australian rules footballer Ajla Tomljanovic tennis player Bernard Tomic tennis player Steven Ugarkovic football player Mark Viduka former football soccer player for numerous club teams and Australia Dennis Yagmich cricket David Zdrilic football soccer player now soccer TV analyst Ned Zelic former football soccer player for numerous club teams and Australia now soccer TV analystSee also Edit Australia portalUstase in Australia Croatian New Zealanders European Australians Europeans in Oceania Immigration to Australia List of Croatian soccer clubs in Australia List of Croats Croatian Canadians Croatian AmericansReferences Edit Islamic Finder Croatian Islamic Centre Google Books The South Slav journal Opseg 6 Dositey Obradovich Circle 1983 Google Books James Jupp The Australian people an encyclopedia of the nation its people and their origins 2001 Cambridge University Press p 250 Hrvatski islamski centar Croatian Islamic Centre Archived 26 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine Islamic Finder Croatian Mosque 36 Studley Street Maidstone Victoria 3012 Australia David McKnight Australia s Spies and Their Secrets Allen amp Unwin St Leonards N S W 1994 Croatian Embassy in Canberra 1977 1978 20680 Country of Birth of Person full classification list by Sex Australia Microsoft Excel download 2006 Census Australian Bureau of Statistics Retrieved 2 June 2008 Total count of persons 19 855 288 20680 Ancestry full classification list by Sex Australia 2006 Census Australian Bureau of Statistics Archived from the original Microsoft Excel download on 10 March 2008 Retrieved 2 June 2008 Total responses 25 451 383 for total count of persons 19 855 288 a b 3101 0 Australian Demographic Statistics Dec 2006 rebased on 2006 Census results Australian Bureau of Statistics 19 June 2007 Retrieved 21 July 2008 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 a b c d e f g 2914 0 55 002 2006 Census Ethnic Media Package Excel download Census Dictionary 2006 cat no 2901 0 Australian Bureau of Statistics 27 June 2007 Retrieved 14 July 2008 Croatia born Community Information Summary PDF Department of Home Affairs Estimates of Australian Citizens Living Overseas as at December 2001 PDF Southern Cross Group DFAT data 14 February 2001 Archived from the original PDF on 20 July 2008 Retrieved 15 July 2008 Football gives Australia s Croatian community heart and home The Guardian 14 October 2013 Retrieved 9 January 2016 Snags high on Mark Bresciano s menu Herald Sun 23 November 2009 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