Dutch Australians refers to Australians of Dutch ancestry. They form one of the largest groups of the Dutch diaspora outside Europe. At the 2021 census, 381,946 people nominated Dutch ancestry (whether alone or in combination with another ancestry), representing 1.5% of the Australian population.[3] At the 2021 census, there were 66,481 Australian residents who were born in the Netherlands.[3]
The history of the Dutch and Australia began with Captain Willem Janszoon, a Dutch seafarer, who was the first European to land on Australian soil in 1606.[4][5]
The Dutch East Indies Company (VOC) had its headquarters in the Far East in Batavia (modern-day Jakarta) from 1619, but traded from many Asian harbours from 1602. The journey from the Netherlands to the Dutch East Indies would take more than a year by traditional route, but after the discovery of the Roaring Forties by Dutch captain Hendrick Brouwer, who established the so-called Brouwer Route in 1611 the voyage would be cut short by months, taking a trajectory along the southern latitudes of the Indian Ocean. By 1617 all VOC ships were ordered to take this route. The navigation technique of that time, known as dead reckoning, caused some ships to travel too far east so they sighted the Australian west coast, and a small number of them were wrecked there. Dirk Hartog made the first European landing of the Australian west coast with a pewter plate in 1616. Known ships wrecked off that include the Batavia, the Vergulde Dreak, the Zuytdorp and the Zeewijk. The wreck of the Batavia on Houtman Abrolhos during her maiden voyage, turned into a bloody mutiny led by Jeronimus Corneliszoon after the survivors had landed on an island and Commander Pelsaert had left to get help. On his return he court marshalled the mutineers, some were hanged. From the convicted mutineers, Wouter Loos and Jan Pelgrom the Bie were, because of their youth, put on the mainland with some provisions to fend for themselves. They became arguably the first convicts to be dumped on the mainland. The most famous Dutch seafarer to explore the Australian coasts is Abel Tasman, who was the first to circumvigate the continent in 1642–3. He established that the land was not the gigantic legendary southern continent that included the South Pole and he named it New Holland. Tasmania which Tasman had named Van Diemens Land and the Tasman Sea were eventually named after him. Most of the Australian coastline was first charted by VOC mariners, excluding the east coast and the eastern part of the south coast. The continent would be renamed "Australia" in the 19th century.[citation needed]
20th centuryedit
50,000 migrants arrived in 1950s
A number of people from the Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia) found their way to Australia during World War II and joined Allied forces in the fight against the Japanese. The Dutch East Indies government operated from Australia during the war. Free Dutch Submarines operated out of Fremantle after the invasion of Java. The joint No. 18 and No. 120RAAF squadrons formed at Canberra, and was a combined Dutch and Australian Squadron. It used B-25 Mitchell bombers, supplied by the Dutch Government before the war. The Netherlands East Indies Forces Intelligence Service (NEFIS) was based in Melbourne during the war.[citation needed]
At the 2021 census, 381,946 people nominated Dutch ancestry (whether alone or in combination with another ancestry), representing 1.5% of the Australian population.[3] At the 2021 census, there were 66,481 Australian residents who were born in the Netherlands.[3]
^. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2007.
^Allies in Adversity at the Australian War Memorial
^the book of Australian Country Music. The Berghouse Floyd Tuckey Publishing Company
Further readingedit
Bureau of Immigration Research (1991) Community profiles, Netherlands born Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service. ISBN0-644-14026-7
Duyker, E. (1987) The Dutch in Australia Melbourne: AE Press, Australian ethnic heritage series. ISBN0-86787-215-2
Duyker, E.; York, B. (1994) Exclusions and admissions: the Dutch in Australia, 1902–1946 Canberra: Centre for Immigration and Multicultural Studies. ISBN0-7315-1913-2
Eysbertse, D. (1997) Where waters meet: Bonegilla: the Dutch migrant experience North Brighton: Erasmus Foundation. ISBN0-646-31005-4
Mencke, A.; Van der Schaaf, T. (1979) The distribution of Dutch immigrants in Australia 1947–1976 Thesis (PhD), University of Groningen
Peters, N.; Schwarz, N.; Noakes, K. (2003) Transpositions: contextualising recent Dutch Australian art Perth: Art on the Move. ISBN0-9581859-1-3
Peters, N. (2006) The Dutch Down Under, 1606–2006 Crawley, W.A.: University of Western Australia Press. ISBN1-920694-75-7
Schindlmayr, T. (2000) 1996 census: Netherlands born Dept. of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, Statistics Section. ISBN0-642-39909-3
Zierke, E.; Smid, M.; Snelleman, P. (1997) Old ties, new beginnings: Dutch women in Australia Carrum Downs, Vic. Dutch Care Ltd. ISBN0-646-30854-8
External linksedit
Netherlands–Australia, 1606–2006
Dutch in Australia at the Australian War Memorial
Dutch Club in South Australia
January 01, 1970
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This article 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 Dutch Australians news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Dutch Australians refers to Australians of Dutch ancestry They form one of the largest groups of the Dutch diaspora outside Europe At the 2021 census 381 946 people nominated Dutch ancestry whether alone or in combination with another ancestry representing 1 5 of the Australian population 3 At the 2021 census there were 66 481 Australian residents who were born in the Netherlands 3 Dutch AustraliansNederlandse AustraliersTotal population381 946 by ancestry 2021 1 1 5 of the Australian population 66 481 by birth 2021 Regions with significant populationsNew South Wales Victoria Queensland 2 LanguagesAustralian English DutchReligionProtestantism Roman CatholicismRelated ethnic groupsDutch people Contents 1 History 1 1 Early history 1 2 20th century 2 Demographics 3 Notable Dutch Australians 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksHistory editEarly history edit The history of the Dutch and Australia began with Captain Willem Janszoon a Dutch seafarer who was the first European to land on Australian soil in 1606 4 5 The Dutch East Indies Company VOC had its headquarters in the Far East in Batavia modern day Jakarta from 1619 but traded from many Asian harbours from 1602 The journey from the Netherlands to the Dutch East Indies would take more than a year by traditional route but after the discovery of the Roaring Forties by Dutch captain Hendrick Brouwer who established the so called Brouwer Route in 1611 the voyage would be cut short by months taking a trajectory along the southern latitudes of the Indian Ocean By 1617 all VOC ships were ordered to take this route The navigation technique of that time known as dead reckoning caused some ships to travel too far east so they sighted the Australian west coast and a small number of them were wrecked there Dirk Hartog made the first European landing of the Australian west coast with a pewter plate in 1616 Known ships wrecked off that include the Batavia the Vergulde Dreak the Zuytdorp and the Zeewijk The wreck of the Batavia on Houtman Abrolhos during her maiden voyage turned into a bloody mutiny led by Jeronimus Corneliszoon after the survivors had landed on an island and Commander Pelsaert had left to get help On his return he court marshalled the mutineers some were hanged From the convicted mutineers Wouter Loos and Jan Pelgrom the Bie were because of their youth put on the mainland with some provisions to fend for themselves They became arguably the first convicts to be dumped on the mainland The most famous Dutch seafarer to explore the Australian coasts is Abel Tasman who was the first to circumvigate the continent in 1642 3 He established that the land was not the gigantic legendary southern continent that included the South Pole and he named it New Holland Tasmania which Tasman had named Van Diemens Land and the Tasman Sea were eventually named after him Most of the Australian coastline was first charted by VOC mariners excluding the east coast and the eastern part of the south coast The continent would be renamed Australia in the 19th century citation needed 20th century edit nbsp 50 000 migrants arrived in 1950s A number of people from the Dutch East Indies present day Indonesia found their way to Australia during World War II and joined Allied forces in the fight against the Japanese The Dutch East Indies government operated from Australia during the war Free Dutch Submarines operated out of Fremantle after the invasion of Java The joint No 18 and No 120 RAAF squadrons formed at Canberra and was a combined Dutch and Australian Squadron It used B 25 Mitchell bombers supplied by the Dutch Government before the war The Netherlands East Indies Forces Intelligence Service NEFIS was based in Melbourne during the war citation needed Post war settlers in Australia arrived as part of Australia s assisted migration program Many arrived by sea on the MS Johan van Oldenbarnevelt while others flew with KLM citation needed Demographics edit nbsp At the 2021 census 381 946 people nominated Dutch ancestry whether alone or in combination with another ancestry representing 1 5 of the Australian population 3 At the 2021 census there were 66 481 Australian residents who were born in the Netherlands 3 Notable Dutch Australians editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Dutch Australians news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Brendon Ah Chee Australian rules footballer Callum Ah Chee Australian rules footballer Leila Alcasid singer and songwriter Beeb Birtles musician Andrew Bolt political commentator Dirk Bolt architect Stephanie Brantz sports presenter Paul Cox filmmaker Guillaume Daniel Delprat GM BHP Joe de Bruyn Mitchell Langerak Chris Vermeulen Kate Langbroek broadcaster and comedian Dick Dusseldorp filmmaker John Elferink Joanna Gash Kurt Lambeck geophysicist and glaciologist Rolf de Heer filmmaker Chris Hemsworth actor Liam Hemsworth actor Annita Keating van Iersel Hendrik Hank Koopman country music artist 6 Willy Lust athlete Gerlof Mees ornithologist curator and ichthyologist Dirk Nannes Jan Ruff O Herne human rights activist Ryan Papenhuyzen rugby league player Nonja Peters Eric Roozendaal Roy Rene comedian amp vaudevillian Ben Rutten Australian rules footballer Alexander Smits Lina Teoh model actress TV host former Channel V VJ and former beauty queen Miss World 1998 born to Dutch mother Harry Vanda Richard Vandenberg Australian rules footballer Nathan Van Berlo Australian rules footballer Timm van der Gugten cricketer Paul Vander Haar Michelle van Eimeren former beauty queen and former actress and TV host in the Philippines Dan van Holst Pellekaan 14th Deputy Premier of South Australia Alfred van der Poorten number theorist Peter van Onselen author amp academic Bert van Manen Jan Hendrik Scheltema artist Tammy van Wisse Tessa van Veenendaal doctor Johnny Young Gus Winckel military officer and pilot Richard Woldendorp photographer Scott Edwards cricketer captain of The Netherlands Cricket team John van Lieshout Queensland s richest person from furniture stores and real estate developmentSee also editAustralia Netherlands relations Immigration history of Australia Belgian Australians Danish Australians French Australians German Australians Icelandic Australians Norwegian Australians South African Australians Swedish AustraliansReferences edit 2021 Australia Census All persons QuickStats Australian Bureau of Statistics Retrieved 27 July 2022 Cultural diversity Census 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics 7 April 2022 a b c d GCP AUS Australian Bureau of Statistics Early Dutch Landfall Discoveries of Australia Archived from the original on 4 August 2016 Retrieved 10 June 2007 Allies in Adversity at the Australian War Memorial the book of Australian Country Music The Berghouse Floyd Tuckey Publishing CompanyFurther reading editBureau of Immigration Research 1991 Community profiles Netherlands born Canberra Australian Government Publishing Service ISBN 0 644 14026 7 Duyker E 1987 The Dutch in Australia Melbourne AE Press Australian ethnic heritage series ISBN 0 86787 215 2 Duyker E York B 1994 Exclusions and admissions the Dutch in Australia 1902 1946 Canberra Centre for Immigration and Multicultural Studies ISBN 0 7315 1913 2 Eysbertse D 1997 Where waters meet Bonegilla the Dutch migrant experience North Brighton Erasmus Foundation ISBN 0 646 31005 4 Mencke A Van der Schaaf T 1979 The distribution of Dutch immigrants in Australia 1947 1976 Thesis PhD University of Groningen Peters N Schwarz N Noakes K 2003 Transpositions contextualising recent Dutch Australian art Perth Art on the Move ISBN 0 9581859 1 3 Peters N 2006 The Dutch Down Under 1606 2006 Crawley W A University of Western Australia Press ISBN 1 920694 75 7 Schindlmayr T 2000 1996 census Netherlands born Dept of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs Statistics Section ISBN 0 642 39909 3 Zierke E Smid M Snelleman P 1997 Old ties new beginnings Dutch women in Australia Carrum Downs Vic Dutch Care Ltd ISBN 0 646 30854 8External links editNetherlands Australia 1606 2006 Dutch in Australia at the Australian War Memorial Dutch Club in South Australia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dutch Australians amp oldid 1208426937, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
