Serbian Australians[a] (Serbian: Cрпски Аустралијанци/Srpski Australijanci), are citizens of Australia who fully, or partially identify as Serbian by birth or descent. In the 2021 census there were 94,997 people in Australia of Serbian ancestry, making it a significant group with the global Serb diaspora.[1][2][3]
Serbian Australians Српски Аустралијанци Srpski Australijanci
Total population
94,997 of Serbian ancestry (2021) 25,454 Serbia-born (2021)
During the time of Federation a very small number of Serbs inhabited Australia. Despite a lack of accurate data it is assumed that ethnic Serbs deriving from Lika, Dalmatia and Montenegro did reside in largely mining communities throughout the Commonwealth, though exact numbers are unsubstantiated. The first significant, albeit small wave of Serbian migrants, comprising mostly former POWs, and displaced persons fleeing war and genocide began arriving in Australia as post-war immigrants.[4][5] This initial wave also included members of the royalist Chetnik movement fleeing political persecution by the Communist regime of Josip Broz Tito.[6][7][8]
The easing of emigration restrictions by Yugoslavia generated a second, larger wave of predominantly economic migration throughout the 1960s and 1970s. An agreement between Australia and Yugoslavia facilitated the recruitment of largely unskilled and semi-skilled immigrants, from predominantly rural backgrounds to work in Australia's manufacturing and construction industries.[9] The developing political and economic issues in Yugoslavia during the 1980s, alongside its disintegration, ensuing wars, economic sanctions, and hyperinflation of the 1990s, resulted in the largest Serbian migration to Australia.[10][11][12]
Classification issue
For many years Serbian Australians were classified "Yugoslavs" as flawed Australian census data failed to recognise the diverse ethnic groups within the former Yugoslavia. Questions regarding ancestral heritage were not included in any Australian census until 1986.[13][14] From 1971- 1991 Yugoslavian nationals ranked 4th largest in Australia's post-war migrant intake. Census data has established that Serbs ranked 3rd within the Yugoslav immigrant pool, behind declared Croat and Macedonian ethnicities.[15]
Demographics
People with Serbian ancestry as a percentage of the population in Sydney by postal area (2011 census)
Serbian Australians comprise 0.36% of Australia's population, with 69.67% residing in the states of New South Wales and Victoria alone. Serbs reside mainly in state capitals and major metropolitan areas throughout Australia. The largest Serbian communities can be found predominantly in Melbourne's western and south-eastern suburbs, and in Sydney's south-eastern suburbs.[16][17][18][19]
The Australian Bureau of Statistics allows the provision of two ancestries in a multi-response question. In the 2016 census there were 73,901 people in Australia of Serbian descent, 0.31% of the total population. 67.06% of Serbian Australians declared full Serbian ancestry. Individuals identifying as Serbian in the first response comprised 11.84%, whilst 21.09% declared Serbian heritage in the second response.[20][19]
The community is commonly known in English as Serbian Australians, and scarcer as Serb Australians. In Serbian, the community is known as Australian Serbs (аустралијски Срби / australijski Srbi), and scarcer as Serbs in Australia (Срби у Аустралији / Srbi u Australiji).
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Serbian Australians a Serbian Crpski Australiјanci Srpski Australijanci are citizens of Australia who fully or partially identify as Serbian by birth or descent In the 2021 census there were 94 997 people in Australia of Serbian ancestry making it a significant group with the global Serb diaspora 1 2 3 Serbian AustraliansSrpski Australiјanci Srpski AustralijanciTotal population94 997 of Serbian ancestry 2021 25 454 Serbia born 2021 Regions with significant populationsSydney MelbourneLanguagesAustralian English SerbianReligionTraditionally Serbian OrthodoxRelated ethnic groupsOther Serbian diaspora groups South Slavs Anglo Celtic and other European Australians Contents 1 History 1 1 Classification issue 2 Demographics 2 1 Ancestry 2 2 Countries of origin 2 3 Religion 3 Notable people 3 1 Sports 4 See also 5 Annotations 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditDuring the time of Federation a very small number of Serbs inhabited Australia Despite a lack of accurate data it is assumed that ethnic Serbs deriving from Lika Dalmatia and Montenegro did reside in largely mining communities throughout the Commonwealth though exact numbers are unsubstantiated The first significant albeit small wave of Serbian migrants comprising mostly former POWs and displaced persons fleeing war and genocide began arriving in Australia as post war immigrants 4 5 This initial wave also included members of the royalist Chetnik movement fleeing political persecution by the Communist regime of Josip Broz Tito 6 7 8 The easing of emigration restrictions by Yugoslavia generated a second larger wave of predominantly economic migration throughout the 1960s and 1970s An agreement between Australia and Yugoslavia facilitated the recruitment of largely unskilled and semi skilled immigrants from predominantly rural backgrounds to work in Australia s manufacturing and construction industries 9 The developing political and economic issues in Yugoslavia during the 1980s alongside its disintegration ensuing wars economic sanctions and hyperinflation of the 1990s resulted in the largest Serbian migration to Australia 10 11 12 Classification issue Edit For many years Serbian Australians were classified Yugoslavs as flawed Australian census data failed to recognise the diverse ethnic groups within the former Yugoslavia Questions regarding ancestral heritage were not included in any Australian census until 1986 13 14 From 1971 1991 Yugoslavian nationals ranked 4th largest in Australia s post war migrant intake Census data has established that Serbs ranked 3rd within the Yugoslav immigrant pool behind declared Croat and Macedonian ethnicities 15 Demographics Edit People with Serbian ancestry as a percentage of the population in Sydney by postal area 2011 census Serbian Australians comprise 0 36 of Australia s population with 69 67 residing in the states of New South Wales and Victoria alone Serbs reside mainly in state capitals and major metropolitan areas throughout Australia The largest Serbian communities can be found predominantly in Melbourne s western and south eastern suburbs and in Sydney s south eastern suburbs 16 17 18 19 States and territories Serbian Australian population New South Wales 36 056 Victoria 30 133 Queensland 10 121 Western Australia 8 563 South Australia 7 329 Australian Capital Territory 2 191 Tasmania 469 Northern Territory 142Ancestry Edit Ancestral composition of Serbian Australians as declared in the census 2016 Serbs 67 06 Other 6 97 Australians 5 85 Croats 4 63 English Irish Scots Welsh 4 Macedonians 2 7 Germans 1 79 Italians 1 71 Bosniaks 1 36 Hungarians 1 24 Greeks 0 74 Montenegrin 0 53 Russians 0 51 Poles 0 46 Romanians 0 24 Slovenes 0 13 The Australian Bureau of Statistics allows the provision of two ancestries in a multi response question In the 2016 census there were 73 901 people in Australia of Serbian descent 0 31 of the total population 67 06 of Serbian Australians declared full Serbian ancestry Individuals identifying as Serbian in the first response comprised 11 84 whilst 21 09 declared Serbian heritage in the second response 20 19 Countries of origin Edit lt div style border solid transparent background color initial position absolute width 100px line height 0 Serbian Australians by country of birth according to 2016 census data Australia 45 0 Serbia 22 7 Yugoslavia 10 7 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7 7 Croatia 7 4 Other countries 4 7 Not stated or unclear 1 8 Religion Edit Religion of Serbian Australians as declared in the census 2016 Serbian Orthodox 56 6 Other Christian 18 8 No religion 14 5 Roman Catholic 5 7 Other religions 1 4 Not stated or unclear 2 9 Serbian Australians predominantly belong to the Serbian Orthodox Church of the Eastern Orthodox faith estimated at approximately 75 This is due to a statistical discrepancy amongst Serb Australians affiliated within the Christianity defined and not defined category in the 2016 Australian census The largest religious body of Serbian Orthodox Australians is the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Australia and New Zealand located in Alexandria Sydney 21 22 Unique underground Serbian Orthodox Church in Coober Pedy 17 4 of Serbian Australians declared No Religion Not Stated 5 7 Roman Catholic whilst 1 4 professed other faith s 19 Notable people EditThis 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 Serbian Australians news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Andrew Nikolic Karl Stefanovic Altiyan Childs Nick Vujicic Holly Valance Aleks Maric Bojana Novakovic Jelena Dokic Monika Radulovic Biljana DekicAlex Antic Australian senator 23 Eli Babalj Soccer player Milan Blagojevic Soccer player Pedj Bojic Soccer player Nick Cotric Rugby league player Nik Cubrilovic Hacker and internet security expert 24 Milos Degenek Soccer player Biljana Dekic Chess player Bobby Despotovski Soccer player and coach 25 Bronko Djura Cricket and Rugby league player Dirty South Musician Jelena Dokic Tennis player Dragan Durdevic Rugby league player Ivan Ergic Soccer player Vedrana Grbovic Model 26 Dan Ilic Comedian Luke Ivanovic Soccer player Milan Ivanovic Soccer player Marko Jesic Soccer player Robert Jovicic Immigration case Sam Kekovich Australian Rules footballer amp media personality Ksenija Lukich Model amp TV presenter Aleks Maric Basketball player Steven Markovic Basketball player Zdravko Micevic Boxer Katrina Milosevic Actress Danny Milosevic Soccer player Nik Mrdja Soccer player Andrew Nikolic Australian politician and former Australian Army Brigadier Bojana Novakovic Actress Abdullah Numan Mufti of Serbia 27 Tom Opacic Rugby League player Andreja Pejic Model 28 Vedrana Popovic Soccer player Monika Radulovic Model 29 Rale Rasic Soccer coach player and media personality Nikola Roganovic Soccer player Tom Rogic Soccer player Siluan Metropolitan of Australia and New Zealand 30 Karl Stefanovic TV presenter amp journalist Peter Stefanovic TV presenter amp journalist Daniel Subotic Socialite Aleksandar Susnjar Soccer player Vuko Tomasevic Soccer player Nick Cotric Rugby league player Jake Trbojevic Rugby league player Tom Trbojevic Rugby league player Doug Utjesenovic Soccer player Holly Valance Actress singer and model Olympia Valance Model and actress Dragan Vasiljkovic Serbian paramilitary leader Lazar Vidovic Australian rules footballer Tyla Jay Vlajnic Soccer player Nick Vujicic Christian evangelist Danny Vukovic Soccer player B Wongar Writer Ursula Yovich Actress and singer Lew Zivanovic Rugby league player Alexandar Popovic Soccer playerSports Edit List of Serbian soccer clubs in AustraliaSee also Edit Australia portal Serbia portalAustralian Serbian relations European Australians Europeans in Oceania Immigration to Australia Serbian New Zealanders Serbian diaspora Serbian Americans Serbian CanadiansAnnotations Edit The community is commonly known in English as Serbian Australians and scarcer as Serb Australians In Serbian the community is known as Australian Serbs australiјski Srbi australijski Srbi and scarcer as Serbs in Australia Srbi u Australiјi Srbi u Australiji References Edit Cultural diversity Census 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics www abs gov au 7 April 2022 Retrieved 5 July 2022 Serbian Culture Serbians in Australia Cultural Atlas Retrieved 23 August 2020 Serbia born Community Information Summary PDF homeaffairs gov au 2018 Retrieved 23 August 2020 Introduction Serbian ancestry CRC NSW multiculturalnsw id com au Retrieved 28 August 2020 Serbians in South Australia Adelaidia adelaidia history sa gov au Retrieved 28 August 2020 Vojislav Stojkovic Yugoslavian Serbian Migrant 1948 Museums Victoria Collections Retrieved 28 August 2020 Leustean Lucian N 30 May 2014 Eastern Christianity and Politics in the Twenty First Century Routledge ISBN 978 1 317 81865 6 Stefanovic D S 2002 Serbs In James Jupp ed The Australian People An Encyclopedia of the Nation its People and their Origins Cambridge Cambridge University Press p 678 ISBN 978 0 521 80789 0 Statistics c AU o Commonwealth of Australia ou Australian Bureau of 19 June 1997 Chapter Composition Birthplace of overseas born Australians www abs gov au Retrieved 28 August 2020 Immigration History from Serbia to Victoria origins museumsvictoria com au Retrieved 28 August 2020 The Trials of Growing up Serbian Abroad Balkan Insight 22 August 2018 Retrieved 28 August 2020 Discover Victoria s diverse population www vic gov au Retrieved 28 August 2020 Statistics c AU o Commonwealth of Australia ou Australian Bureau of Fact sheet Ancestry www abs gov au Retrieved 28 August 2020 Statistics c AU o Commonwealth of Australia ou Australian Bureau of Fact sheet Ancestry Serbian www abs gov au Retrieved 28 August 2020 corporateName Commonwealth Parliament address Parliament House Canberra Top 10 countries of birth for the overseas born population since 1901 www aph gov au Retrieved 28 August 2020 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Cultural diversity Census 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics www abs gov au 7 April 2022 Retrieved 6 July 2022 The People of Australia Statistics from the 2011 Census PDF Department of Immigration and Border Protection 2014 p 59 ISBN 978 1 920996 23 9 Ancestry School of Historical Studies Department of History Serbs Entry eMelbourne The Encyclopedia of Melbourne Online www emelbourne net au Retrieved 5 September 2020 a b c Svetosavnik Svetosavnik Parorhiski List Srpske Pravoslavne Crkve Sv Sava in Serbian and English 123 20 26 9 August 2016 Statistics c AU o Commonwealth of Australia ou Australian Bureau of Fact sheet Ancestry www abs gov au Retrieved 30 August 2020 Serbian Culture Religion Cultural Atlas Retrieved 29 August 2020 Serbian Orthodox Church Australia and New Zealand HOME soc org au Retrieved 29 August 2020 Antic Alex 17 September 2019 First speech Hansard Parliament of Australia Retrieved 1 December 2019 One Serb s Crusade Against his Privacy Being Invaded by Facebook Britic Bobby admits salute The World Game Retrieved 29 August 2020 Bivsa Miss Srbije Vedrana Grbovic Đokovic me nasmejao do suza Svet ABDULLAH ef NUMAN www rijaset rs in Serbian Retrieved 6 February 2021 Nas Andrej je lep ko lutka Our Andrej Is Beautiful Like a Doll Alo in Serbian 31 December 2011 Archived from the original on 9 January 2012 Retrieved 31 December 2011 Srpkinja sa titulom Mis Australije Upoznajte Moniku Radulovic Cosmopolitan Serbian Orthodox Church Australia and New Zealand BIOGRAPHY OF BISHOP SILUAN MRAKIC NEWLY CONSECRATED BISHOP OF THE METROPOLITANATE OF AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND soc org au Retrieved 10 November 2021 External links EditAncestry by Birthplace Results of 2001 Australian census Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Serbian Australians amp 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