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French Australian

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French Australian
Franco-Australien
Total population
French
98,332 (by ancestry, 2006)

[1]
19,189 (by birth, 2006).[2]

Languages

Australian English, French

Related ethnic groups

French people, Quebecois, Cajuns, Acadians

French Australians (French: Franco-Australiens) are residents of Australia who are of French ancestry.

According to the 2006 Australian census 19,186 Australian residents were born in France[2] while 98,332 claimed French ancestry, either alone or with another ancestry.[1]

[edit] Demography

At the 2006 Census 19,189 Australian residents stated that they were born in France.[1] Of these 12,735 had Australian citizenship.[3] 8,281 residents (43%) had arrived in Australia in 1979 or earlier.[3]

[edit] Notable French Australians

name Born - Died Notable for Connection with Australia Connection with France
Allan La Fontaine 1910- Australian rules footballer Emigrated to Australia born France
Johnny Famechon 1945- Boxer Emigrated to Australia 1950 (about age 5) born France
Gabriel Gaté 1955 Chef and television presenter lives Australia born France

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c "20680-Ancestry (full classification list) by Sex - Australia" (Microsoft Excel download). 2006 Census. Australian Bureau of Statistics. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/ViewData?breadcrumb=POLTD&method=Place%20of%20Usual%20Residence&subaction=-1&issue=2006&producttype=Census%20Tables&documentproductno=0&textversion=false&documenttype=Details&collection=Census&javascript=true&topic=Ancestry&action=404&productlabel=Ancestry%20(full%20classification%20list)%20by%20Sex&order=1&period=2006&tabname=Details&areacode=0&navmapdisplayed=true&. Retrieved on 2008-05-19. 
  2. ^ a b "20680-Country of Birth of Person (full classification list) by Sex - Australia" (Microsoft Excel download). 2006 Census. Australian Bureau of Statistics. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/ViewData?action=404&documentproductno=0&documenttype=Details&order=1&tabname=Details&areacode=0&issue=2006&producttype=Census%20Tables&javascript=true&textversion=false&navmapdisplayed=true&breadcrumb=POLTD&&collection=Census&period=2006&productlabel=Country%20of%20Birth%20of%20Person%20(full%20classification%20list)%20by%20Sex&producttype=Census%20Tables&method=Place%20of%20Usual%20Residence&topic=Birthplace&. Retrieved on 2008-05-27. 
  3. ^ a b "2914.0.55.002 2006 Census Ethnic Media Package" (Excel download). Census Dictionary, 2006 (cat.no 2901.0). Australian Bureau of Statistics. 2007-06-27. http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/subscriber.nsf/0/5618AB4511347DC2CA257306000D44C2/$File/2914055002_2006%20(Reissue).xls. Retrieved on 2008-07-14. 
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