French Australians (French: Australiens d'origine française), some of whom refer to themselves as Huguenots, are Australian citizens or residents of French ancestry, or French-born people who reside in Australia. According to the 2011 Census, there were 110,399 people of French descent in Australia and 24,675 French-born people residing in the country at the time of the census, representing an increase of 28.6 percent compared to the 2006 Census. The largest French Australian community is in the state of New South Wales, where they number 8,936 people, many of whom reside in Sydney.
French Australians Australiens d'origine française
Total population
French 36,028 (by birth, 2021)[1] 148,922 (by ancestry, 2021)[2]
People with French ancestry as a percentage of the population in Sydney divided geographically by postal area, as of the 2011 census.
According to the 2006 Australian census, 98,332 Australians (or 0.47% of the population) claim French ancestry, either alone or with another ancestry.[3] Of these, 19,186 were born in France[4] and 12,735 of them had since acquired Australian citizenship.[5]
8,281 (or 43%) of the residents born in France had arrived in Australia in 1979 or earlier.[5]
Many Australians with French ancestry are descended from Huguenot refugees. Some of the earliest Huguenots to arrive in Australia held prominent positions in English society, notably Jane Franklin and Charles La Trobe.
Others who came later were from poorer Huguenot families. They migrated to Australia from England in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to escape the poverty in the East End of London, notably in the Huguenot enclaves of Spitalfields and Bethnal Green. Their impoverishment had been brought about by the effect of the Industrial Revolution, which caused the collapse of the Huguenot-dominated silk-weaving industry.
French architectural influence is still visible in Hunters Hill, not only in church buildings but also but in private houses built by the unusually large number of French settlers in the suburb.[10]
The largest post-war increase in French migration to Australia came during the 1960s and 1970s; unlike many other European countries, France did not establish a migration scheme in the immediate post-war period due to chronic underemployment, despite Australia seeing the French as some of the most desirable immigrants to obtain during that era.[11]
Since that time, there has only been a small flow of French immigrants to Australia. Many people in the French-Australian community now originate from French overseas territories, especially New Caledonia.
CultureEdit
Today, the Brisbane French Festival, held over the Bastille Day weekend, is Australia's biggest French festival.[12] Participants include both French-born Australians and Australians of more distant French ancestry.
Alliance Française has an active presence in most Australian cities, teaching the French language, holding cultural events such as Beaujolais Nouveau festivals and sponsoring the nation's annual French film festival.[13]SBS has also done much to increase the popularity of French cinema and culture with Australian audiences, though Hollywood still predominates with mainstream audiences.
Some Australians of French Huguenot descent have completely assimilated into the country's predominantly Anglo-Saxon culture but most still quietly but tenaciously hold on to as many aspects as they can of their French heritage and identify themselves very much as Huguenots, even hundreds of years after being exiled. The Huguenot Society of Australia does much to encourage Australian Huguenots to embrace their cultural heritage and provides genealogical research services.[14]
French cuisine has influenced the nation with French-inspired cafes, restaurants and boulangeries to be found in most major cities.[15] French immigrant chefs, particularly those who appear on television, have done much to promote French cooking and food philosophy, including a growing understanding of the concept of terroir.
The French Benevolent Society has an active presence in the nation, providing a support network for elderly and incapacitated French Australians.[16]
Most of the French-born people in Australia are Roman Catholics and the Reformed Church of France (Église Réformée de France) is yet to establish a presence in the country, despite the vibrant group of Australians of Huguenot descent. However, Taizé-style services are becoming increasingly popular with both Roman Catholics and Protestants from a variety of denominations. Taizé provides one of the key grassroots ecumenical movements in the nation.
EducationEdit
French international schools in Australia include:
^"20680-Country of Birth of Person (full classification list) by Sex – Australia" (XLS). 2006 Census. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
^ ab"2914.0.55.002 2006 Census Ethnic Media Package" (XLS). Census Dictionary, 2006 (cat.no 2901.0). Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 June 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2008.
^C. Moe, Hardly a soft landing: the first Australian foundation of the De La Salle Brothers - Armidale 1906, Journal of the Australian Catholic Historical Society 28 (2007), 67-73.
^N.A. Dennis, Pioneer Marist Brothers in Sydney, Journal of the Australian Catholic Historical Society 19 (1998), 65-73.
^A.P. Jeffcott, The coming of the Marist Fathers to Australia and the history of Villa Maria, Sydney, Journal of the Australian Catholic Historical Society 3 (2) (1970), 13-28.
^J. Franklin, Catholic missions to Aboriginal Australia: An evaluation of their overall effect, Journal of the Australian Catholic Historical Society 37 (1) (2016), 45-68.
^B. Sherry, Hunters Hill, Dictionary of Sydney, 2008.
^Bouvet, Eric (August 2007). "French migration to Australia in the post WWII period: Benevolent tolerance and cautious collaboration" (PDF). Flinders University Languages Group Online Review. Flinders University. 3 (2). ISSN 1446-9219. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
^"En collaboration avec l'Alliance Française". Brisbane French Festival.
^"Alliance Francaise French Film Festival 2016 in Australia". affrenchfilmfestival.org. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
^The Huguenot Society of Australia. "Welcome to The Huguenot Society of Australia Website". Retrieved 30 April 2016.
^. French Australia. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
^. Archived from the original on 5 June 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
External linksEdit
French Embassy
France in Australia
Huguenot Society of Australia
Alliance Française (Brisbane Branch)
French Schools in Australia
French Australia Chamber of Commerce and Industry
French Association of the North Shore (Sydney)
Eglise Réformée de France
French Connection: Early French Explorers of Tasmania
Tasmania's Historic French Gardens
Tassie's French Connection
France in Tasmania
Napoleon Bonaparte: Notable Australian Connections
How Very French
French culture in Australia
Barko, Ivan (2008). "French". Dictionary of Sydney. Retrieved 4 October 2015. (French in Sydney)
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French Australians French Australiens d origine francaise some of whom refer to themselves as Huguenots are Australian citizens or residents of French ancestry or French born people who reside in Australia According to the 2011 Census there were 110 399 people of French descent in Australia and 24 675 French born people residing in the country at the time of the census representing an increase of 28 6 percent compared to the 2006 Census The largest French Australian community is in the state of New South Wales where they number 8 936 people many of whom reside in Sydney French AustraliansAustraliens d origine francaiseTotal populationFrench36 028 by birth 2021 1 148 922 by ancestry 2021 2 Regions with significant populationsFrance born people by state or territoryNew South Wales8 936Victoria5 615Queensland4 980Western Australia2 792LanguagesAustralian EnglishFrenchReligionRoman CatholicProtestant Huguenot Related ethnic groupsFrench peopleCanadian AustraliansQuebecoisCajunsAcadiansFranco MauritiansFrench New Zealanders Contents 1 Demography 2 History 3 Culture 4 Education 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksDemography Edit nbsp People with French ancestry as a percentage of the population in Sydney divided geographically by postal area as of the 2011 census According to the 2006 Australian census 98 332 Australians or 0 47 of the population claim French ancestry either alone or with another ancestry 3 Of these 19 186 were born in France 4 and 12 735 of them had since acquired Australian citizenship 5 8 281 or 43 of the residents born in France had arrived in Australia in 1979 or earlier 5 History EditBruni d Entrecasteaux Jean Michel Huon de Kermadec Laperouse Louis Antoine de Bougainville Jules Dumont d Urville Nicolas Baudin Francois Peron and Marc Joseph Marion du Fresne were some of the early European explorers to reach the continent Francis Barrallier explored the Blue Mountains Many Australians with French ancestry are descended from Huguenot refugees Some of the earliest Huguenots to arrive in Australia held prominent positions in English society notably Jane Franklin and Charles La Trobe Others who came later were from poorer Huguenot families They migrated to Australia from England in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to escape the poverty in the East End of London notably in the Huguenot enclaves of Spitalfields and Bethnal Green Their impoverishment had been brought about by the effect of the Industrial Revolution which caused the collapse of the Huguenot dominated silk weaving industry A number of French orders of priests nuns and brothers have contributed to the Catholic Church in Australia They included the teaching orders of the De La Salle Brothers 6 Marist Brothers 7 and Marist Sisters The prominent school St Joseph s College Hunters Hill was founded by the French Marist Brother Emilian Pontet in 1881 The Marist Fathers staffed parishes and conducted missionary activities in the South Pacific 8 The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart based in Kensington New South Wales ran missions in remote Australia and New Guinea 9 French architectural influence is still visible in Hunters Hill not only in church buildings but also but in private houses built by the unusually large number of French settlers in the suburb 10 The largest post war increase in French migration to Australia came during the 1960s and 1970s unlike many other European countries France did not establish a migration scheme in the immediate post war period due to chronic underemployment despite Australia seeing the French as some of the most desirable immigrants to obtain during that era 11 Since that time there has only been a small flow of French immigrants to Australia Many people in the French Australian community now originate from French overseas territories especially New Caledonia Culture EditToday the Brisbane French Festival held over the Bastille Day weekend is Australia s biggest French festival 12 Participants include both French born Australians and Australians of more distant French ancestry Alliance Francaise has an active presence in most Australian cities teaching the French language holding cultural events such as Beaujolais Nouveau festivals and sponsoring the nation s annual French film festival 13 SBS has also done much to increase the popularity of French cinema and culture with Australian audiences though Hollywood still predominates with mainstream audiences Some Australians of French Huguenot descent have completely assimilated into the country s predominantly Anglo Saxon culture but most still quietly but tenaciously hold on to as many aspects as they can of their French heritage and identify themselves very much as Huguenots even hundreds of years after being exiled The Huguenot Society of Australia does much to encourage Australian Huguenots to embrace their cultural heritage and provides genealogical research services 14 French cuisine has influenced the nation with French inspired cafes restaurants and boulangeries to be found in most major cities 15 French immigrant chefs particularly those who appear on television have done much to promote French cooking and food philosophy including a growing understanding of the concept of terroir The French Benevolent Society has an active presence in the nation providing a support network for elderly and incapacitated French Australians 16 Most of the French born people in Australia are Roman Catholics and the Reformed Church of France Eglise Reformee de France is yet to establish a presence in the country despite the vibrant group of Australians of Huguenot descent However Taize style services are becoming increasingly popular with both Roman Catholics and Protestants from a variety of denominations Taize provides one of the key grassroots ecumenical movements in the nation Education EditFrench international schools in Australia include Lycee Condorcet Sydney Telopea Park School Canberra Section Francaise de Caulfield Junior College Melbourne See also EditAlliance francaise Australia France relations Bretons Caldoche Canadian Australians Dragonnade European Australians Europeans in Oceania French diaspora History of France Huguenot cross Huguenot Immigration to Australia List of Huguenots Reformed Church of France Religion in France Revocation of the Edict of Nantes Taize CommunityReferences Edit Birthplace Australian Bureau of Statistics Retrieved 15 April 2023 Ancestry Australian Bureau of Statistics Retrieved 15 April 2023 2006 Census of Population and Housing Australia Ancestry full classification list by sex 2006 Census Australian Bureau of Statistics Archived from the original XLS on 10 March 2008 Retrieved 19 May 2008 20680 Country of Birth of Person full classification list by Sex Australia XLS 2006 Census Australian Bureau of Statistics Retrieved 27 May 2008 a b 2914 0 55 002 2006 Census Ethnic Media Package XLS Census Dictionary 2006 cat no 2901 0 Australian Bureau of Statistics 27 June 2007 Retrieved 14 July 2008 C Moe Hardly a soft landing the first Australian foundation of the De La Salle Brothers Armidale 1906 Journal of the Australian Catholic Historical Society 28 2007 67 73 N A Dennis Pioneer Marist Brothers in Sydney Journal of the Australian Catholic Historical Society 19 1998 65 73 A P Jeffcott The coming of the Marist Fathers to Australia and the history of Villa Maria Sydney Journal of the Australian Catholic Historical Society 3 2 1970 13 28 J Franklin Catholic missions to Aboriginal Australia An evaluation of their overall effect Journal of the Australian Catholic Historical Society 37 1 2016 45 68 B Sherry Hunters Hill Dictionary of Sydney 2008 Bouvet Eric August 2007 French migration to Australia in the post WWII period Benevolent tolerance and cautious collaboration PDF Flinders University Languages Group Online Review Flinders University 3 2 ISSN 1446 9219 Retrieved 6 January 2017 En collaboration avec l Alliance Francaise Brisbane French Festival Alliance Francaise French Film Festival 2016 in Australia affrenchfilmfestival org Retrieved 30 April 2016 The Huguenot Society of Australia Welcome to The Huguenot Society of Australia Website Retrieved 30 April 2016 Guide for all French products and services like French travel amp restaurants French Australia Archived from the original on 31 March 2016 Retrieved 30 April 2016 Accueil et Futurs Evenements French Benevolent Association of South Australia Archived from the original on 5 June 2013 Retrieved 31 May 2012 External links EditFrench Embassy France in Australia French Benevolent Society Huguenot Society of Australia Alliance Francaise Brisbane Branch French Schools in Australia French Australia Chamber of Commerce and Industry French Association of the North Shore Sydney Eglise Reformee de France French Connection Early French Explorers of Tasmania Tasmania s Historic French Gardens Tassie s French Connection France in Tasmania Napoleon Bonaparte Notable Australian Connections How Very French History of the Huguenots French culture in Australia Barko Ivan 2008 French Dictionary of Sydney Retrieved 4 October 2015 French in Sydney Portals nbsp Australia nbsp France Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title French Australians amp oldid 1150156854, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
