Egyptian Australians (Arabic: مصريون أستراليون) are Australian citizens and Australian permanent residents of Egyptian descent. According to the Australian 2011 Census, 36,532 Australian citizens and permanent residents declared that they were born in Egypt,[2] while based on the 2006 Census, at least an additional 31,786 declared that they were of full or partial Egyptian ancestry and born in a country other than Egypt (including most numerously Australian-born persons of full or partial Egyptian ancestry).[1] The 2021 Census shows that the majority of Egypt-born Australians are located in Sydney (19,680) and Melbourne (13,312).[3][4]
Egyptian Australians
Total population
70,000+ (by ancestry, 2006)[1] 36,532 (by country of birth, 2011)[2]
People born in Egypt as a percentage of the population in Sydney divided geographically by postal area, as of the 2011 census.
The majority of Egyptian Australians are Christians, which is in contrast to the religious affiliation to Islam of the majority of the population of ethnic Egyptians within modern Egypt. Centuries of a steady continuous persecution of Copts and conversions of the local indigenous Egyptian population has resulted in modern Egypt's Muslim majority, although the indigenous Christian Church of Egypt has retained a sizeable minority throughout its history, up until today. Christians comprise much of the Egyptian diaspora, both in Australia and elsewhere. The majority religion of Egypt before the introduction of Islam from Arabia was Christianity, and prior to introduction of Christianity to Egypt the majority religion was the Ancient Egyptian religion.
Some 19,928 Australian citizens and residents declared membership of the Coptic Orthodox Church at the 2006 Census.[5] Most Egyptian Christians, however, may simply have declared themselves "Christian" without specifying the Coptic denomination, while other Egyptian Christians may belong to various other denominations, either born into or converted. In 2003, however, it was claimed in the New South Wales Parliament that there were in fact 70,000 Copts in New South Wales alone.[6] An additional 1,890 persons in the 2006 Census reported themselves as being of "Coptic" ancestry. The term Coptic ordinarily refers to adherents of Coptic Christianity, but when used as a term referring to ethnicity means "Egyptian" (almost always in the context of Coptic Christian Egyptians). The 1,890 persons who described their ancestry as "Coptic" are thus most likely Egyptian Australians.[1] Copt as an ethnonym is etymologically derived from the Greek "Aiguptious," literally meaning "Egyptian," from the Late Egyptian word "Gyptios", via the Classical Arabic "Qubt", into the English "Copt". The word ordinarily refers to Coptic Christian Egyptians, though there have been instances of Muslim Egyptians referring to themselves as "Copts" to emphasise the non-Arabian ancestral origin of Egyptians in general.
First history of short term Egyptians migrants in Australia dates back to 1860s to 1900 period when small groups of mainly Muslim cameleers were shipped in and out of Australia at three-year intervals, to service South Australia's inland pastoral industry by carting goods and transporting wool bales by camel trains, who were commonly referred to as "Afghans" or "Ghans", despite their origin often being mainly from British India, and some even from Afghanistan and Egypt and Turkey.[7][8]: 88
Permanent emigration from Egypt began in the late 1940s and 1950s, disproportionately so for non-ethnic Egyptian minorities escaping the growing Arab nationalist movement in Egypt which saw the overthrow of the Egyptian monarchy and the subsequent Suez Crisis.[9]
In total numbers, Egyptian Christians were the largest contingent of emigrants to leave Egypt for other countries, including to Australia. Christians were the second largest in terms of proportion to their original community size in Egypt. Egyptian Jews, as a proportion of their original community size in Egypt, were the largest emigrant community to leave Egypt (they were the second largest in total numbers). The number of Jews in Egypt numbered around 75,000 in 1948; following the establishment of the State of Israel that same year, most of the population left, starting the Jewish exodus from Arab lands, and settling largely in Israel, USA, Europe, Latin America, with around 2,000 settling in Australia.[10] The Egyptian Jewish population in Australia is concentrated particularly in Adelaide, South Australia.[11] Officially, only 6 Jews remain in Egypt today.[12]
^ abc"20680-Ancestry (full classification list) by Sex - Australia" (Microsoft Excel download). 2006 Census. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2008-06-02. Total responses: 25,451,383 for total count of persons: 19,855,288.
^ ab"2011 QuickStats Country of Birth (Egypt)". Censusdata.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
^"Redirect to Census data page". Censusdata.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
^. Parliament of New South Wales, Hansard. 12 November 2003. Archived from the original on 4 March 2015.
^. Stories of Australia. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016.
^Parkes, Rebecca (2009). "Traces of the cameleers: Landscape archaeology and landscape perception" (PDF). Australasian Historical Archaeology. 27: 88–98.
^. Museumvictoria.com.au. Archived from the original on July 30, 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
^"The Migration Experience of the Jews of Egypt to Australia 1948 – 1967, Rachel Marlene Barda" (PDF). Ses.library.usyd.edu.au. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
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^"Egypt's Jewish community diminished to 6 women after death of Lucy Saul - Egypt Independent". Egyptindependent.com. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
External linksedit
Coptic Orthodox Electronic Publishing Australia
Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Melbourne
Paul Ashton and Stephanie Ho - University of Technology, Sydney (2008). "Egyptians". Dictionary of Sydney. Retrieved 4 October 2015. (Egyptians in Sydney)
February 16, 2024
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Egyptian Australians Arabic مصريون أستراليون are Australian citizens and Australian permanent residents of Egyptian descent According to the Australian 2011 Census 36 532 Australian citizens and permanent residents declared that they were born in Egypt 2 while based on the 2006 Census at least an additional 31 786 declared that they were of full or partial Egyptian ancestry and born in a country other than Egypt including most numerously Australian born persons of full or partial Egyptian ancestry 1 The 2021 Census shows that the majority of Egypt born Australians are located in Sydney 19 680 and Melbourne 13 312 3 4 Egyptian AustraliansTotal population70 000 by ancestry 2006 1 36 532 by country of birth 2011 2 Regions with significant populationsSydney Melbourne Perth Canberra Adelaide Newcastle BrisbaneLanguagesAustralian English Egyptian Arabic Coptic Nobiin Sa idi ArabicReligionChristianity Majority Islam Bahaʼi Judaism Minority Related ethnic groupsEgyptians Copts Coptic Australians Egyptian diaspora Arab Australians Egyptian Americans Egyptian CanadiansPeople born in Egypt as a percentage of the population in Sydney divided geographically by postal area as of the 2011 census The majority of Egyptian Australians are Christians which is in contrast to the religious affiliation to Islam of the majority of the population of ethnic Egyptians within modern Egypt Centuries of a steady continuous persecution of Copts and conversions of the local indigenous Egyptian population has resulted in modern Egypt s Muslim majority although the indigenous Christian Church of Egypt has retained a sizeable minority throughout its history up until today Christians comprise much of the Egyptian diaspora both in Australia and elsewhere The majority religion of Egypt before the introduction of Islam from Arabia was Christianity and prior to introduction of Christianity to Egypt the majority religion was the Ancient Egyptian religion Some 19 928 Australian citizens and residents declared membership of the Coptic Orthodox Church at the 2006 Census 5 Most Egyptian Christians however may simply have declared themselves Christian without specifying the Coptic denomination while other Egyptian Christians may belong to various other denominations either born into or converted In 2003 however it was claimed in the New South Wales Parliament that there were in fact 70 000 Copts in New South Wales alone 6 An additional 1 890 persons in the 2006 Census reported themselves as being of Coptic ancestry The term Coptic ordinarily refers to adherents of Coptic Christianity but when used as a term referring to ethnicity means Egyptian almost always in the context of Coptic Christian Egyptians The 1 890 persons who described their ancestry as Coptic are thus most likely Egyptian Australians 1 Copt as an ethnonym is etymologically derived from the Greek Aiguptious literally meaning Egyptian from the Late Egyptian word Gyptios via the Classical Arabic Qubt into the English Copt The word ordinarily refers to Coptic Christian Egyptians though there have been instances of Muslim Egyptians referring to themselves as Copts to emphasise the non Arabian ancestral origin of Egyptians in general Contents 1 History 2 Notable people 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editFirst history of short term Egyptians migrants in Australia dates back to 1860s to 1900 period when small groups of mainly Muslim cameleers were shipped in and out of Australia at three year intervals to service South Australia s inland pastoral industry by carting goods and transporting wool bales by camel trains who were commonly referred to as Afghans or Ghans despite their origin often being mainly from British India and some even from Afghanistan and Egypt and Turkey 7 8 88 Permanent emigration from Egypt began in the late 1940s and 1950s disproportionately so for non ethnic Egyptian minorities escaping the growing Arab nationalist movement in Egypt which saw the overthrow of the Egyptian monarchy and the subsequent Suez Crisis 9 In total numbers Egyptian Christians were the largest contingent of emigrants to leave Egypt for other countries including to Australia Christians were the second largest in terms of proportion to their original community size in Egypt Egyptian Jews as a proportion of their original community size in Egypt were the largest emigrant community to leave Egypt they were the second largest in total numbers The number of Jews in Egypt numbered around 75 000 in 1948 following the establishment of the State of Israel that same year most of the population left starting the Jewish exodus from Arab lands and settling largely in Israel USA Europe Latin America with around 2 000 settling in Australia 10 The Egyptian Jewish population in Australia is concentrated particularly in Adelaide South Australia 11 Officially only 6 Jews remain in Egypt today 12 Notable people editAziza Abdel Halim Anne Aly Waleed Aly Bishop Angaelos Albert Bensimon Jonah Bolden Taj El Din Hilaly Robert Kabbas Nick Kaldas Naguib Kanawati Peter Khalil Henry Ninio Ahmed Saad Theodore Saidden Akmal Saleh Sam Soliman Joseph TawadrosSee also edit nbsp Australia portal nbsp Egypt portalAustralia Egypt relations Egyptian diaspora in Australia related topics Arab Australians Coptic Orthodoxy in Australia Persecution of Copts in Egypt Persecution of Jews in EgyptEgyptian diaspora elsewhere Egyptian Americans Egyptian CanadiansReferences edit a b c 20680 Ancestry full classification list by Sex Australia Microsoft Excel download 2006 Census Australian Bureau of Statistics Retrieved 2008 06 02 Total responses 25 451 383 for total count of persons 19 855 288 a b 2011 QuickStats Country of Birth Egypt Censusdata abs gov au Retrieved 2013 05 22 Melbourne Sydney Redirect to Census data page Censusdata abs gov au Retrieved 28 August 2017 Coptic Orthodox Church NSW Property Trust Amendment Bill Parliament of New South Wales Hansard 12 November 2003 Archived from the original on 4 March 2015 Afghan cameleers in Australia Stories of Australia Archived from the original on 5 August 2016 Parkes Rebecca 2009 Traces of the cameleers Landscape archaeology and landscape perception PDF Australasian Historical Archaeology 27 88 98 Origins History of immigration from Egypt Immigration Museum Melbourne Australia Museumvictoria com au Archived from the original on July 30 2008 Retrieved 28 August 2017 The Migration Experience of the Jews of Egypt to Australia 1948 1967 Rachel Marlene Barda PDF Ses library usyd edu au Retrieved 28 August 2017 Network Jewish Australia Online Jewish Australia Jewishaustralia com Retrieved 28 August 2017 Egypt s Jewish community diminished to 6 women after death of Lucy Saul Egypt Independent Egyptindependent com 30 July 2016 Retrieved 28 August 2017 External links editCoptic Orthodox Electronic Publishing Australia Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Melbourne Coptic Theological College of Sydney Australia Paul Ashton and Stephanie Ho University of Technology Sydney 2008 Egyptians Dictionary of Sydney Retrieved 4 October 2015 Egyptians in Sydney Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Egyptian Australians amp oldid 1197258684, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
