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{{Infobox ethnic group
{{Infobox ethnic group
|group = Czech Australians<br /><small>''Čechoaustralský''</small>
|group = Czech Australians<br /><small>''Čeští Australani''</small>
|poptime = '''Czech'''<br />'''7,437''' (by birth, 2011)<br />'''22,772''' (by ancestry, 2011)<ref>{{cite web|title=The People of Australia – Statistics from the 2011 Census|url=https://www.immi.gov.au/media/publications/statistics/immigration-update/people-australia-2013-statistics.pdf|publisher=Australian Government}}</ref>
|population = '''7,437''' (by birth, 2011)<br />'''22,772''' (by ancestry, 2011)<ref>{{cite web|title=The People of Australia – Statistics from the 2011 Census|url=https://www.immi.gov.au/media/publications/statistics/immigration-update/people-australia-2013-statistics.pdf|publisher=Australian Government|access-date=19 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714131850/http://www.immi.gov.au/media/publications/statistics/immigration-update/people-australia-2013-statistics.pdf|archive-date=14 July 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|popplace = [[Melbourne]], [[Sydney]]
|popplace = [[Melbourne]], [[Sydney]]
|langs = [[Australian English]], [[Czech language|Czech]]
|langs = [[Australian English]], [[Czech language|Czech]]
|rels = [[Roman Catholicism]], [[Judaism]],
|rels = [[Roman Catholicism|Roman Catholic]]<br>Increasingly [[irreligious]]
|related = [[Czechs]], [[Moravians (ethnic group)|Moravians]], [[Slovaks]]
|related = [[Czech New Zealanders]], [[Slovak Australians]], [[Czech Canadians]], [[Czech Americans]]
}}
}}
{{Czechs}}
'''Czech Australians''' are [[Australian]] citizens of [[Czechs|Czech]] ancestry. Most Czech (and ethnic Moravian) immigrants to [[Australia]] came after [[World War II]] and 1968-1969. Most recently the biggest influx is of students coming to Australia to study English and to find work. Many of them are deciding to stay by gaining permanent residency. There are around 31,000 people of [[Czechs|Czech]] and of [[Moravians (ethnic group)|Moravian]] descent living in Australia, mostly in [[Melbourne]] and [[Sydney]]. In the 1960s and 1970s, one of the most successful Australian soccer clubs was [[Sydney FC Prague]].
'''Czech Australians''' are [[Australians|Australian]] citizens of [[Czechs|Czech]] ancestry. Most Czech immigrants to [[Australia]] came after [[World War II]] and 1968–1969. Most recently the biggest influx is of students coming to Australia to study English and to find work. Many of them are deciding to stay by gaining permanent residency. According to 2016 census figures, around 24,500<ref>{{Cite web|title=Czech Republic country brief {{!}} DFAT|url=https://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/czech-republic/Pages/czech-republic-country-brief|access-date=2020-07-01|website=www.dfat.gov.au}}</ref> Australians identify as having Czech ancestry, mostly in [[Melbourne]] and [[Sydney]]. In the 1960s and 1970s, two of the most successful Australian soccer clubs were [[Slavia Melbourne]] and [[Sydney FC Prague]].


== Notable Czech Australians ==
== Notable Czech Australians ==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Name
!Birth year
!Occupation
|-
|-
|[[Edouard Borovansky]]
! | Charles Vesely
|1902
! | 1965
|Ballet dancer, director
⚫
! | Theologian and Uniting Church Minister
! | Born in Prague
! | Refugee from Soviet Invasion in 1968
|-
|-
|[http://www.wikiski.com/wiki/index.php/Tony_Sponar Tony Sponar]||1920||Founder of [[Thredbo]] ski resort
|[[Jana Wendt]]||1956||Tabloid journalist||Born in Australia||Czech parents
|-
|-
|[[Victor Vodicka]]<ref>{{Cite book|last=Vodicka|first=Peter|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/version/265463905|title=Victor Václav Vodička - A Czech 'Runaway' Down Under|date=2019|publisher=[Darling Point, N.S.W.] : Peter Vodicka|language=English}}</ref>
⚫
|[[Lenka Kripac]]||1978||Musician||Born in Australia||Czech heritage
|1921
|Gold and silversmith, educator
|-
|-
|Josef Chromy<ref>{{Cite web|title=Subscribe to The Australian {{!}} Newspaper home delivery, website, iPad, iPhone & Android apps|url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=TAWEB_WRE170_a&dest=https%3A%2F%2Ffanyv88.com%3A443%2Fhttps%2Fwww.theaustralian.com.au%2Fweekend-australian-magazine%2Ftrue-survivor-the-amazing-life-of-josef-chromy%2Fnews-story%2Ff4c2b5f1ee5573a85a8dff5c60d6ad9e&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&nk=6acc727fe2f26a8ce1c2582fb521e53c-1593601227|access-date=2020-07-01|website=www.theaustralian.com.au}}</ref>
⚫
|[[Stan Zemanek]]||1947||Radio Broadcaster||Born in Australia||Czech heritage
|1931
|Businessman
|-
|-
|[[Voyen Koreis]]||1943||Writer, journalist, artist
|[[Isaka Cernak]]||1989||Soccer Player||Born in Australia||Czech heritage
|-
|-
|[[Miroslav Bukovsky]]
⚫
|[[Hana Mandlíková]]||1962||Tennis player||Became an Australian citizen in 1988||Born in Prague
|1944
|Jazz trumpeter, composer
|-
|-
|[[Josef Stejskal (artist)|Josef Stejskal]]||1945||Artist||||Born in [[Kroměříž]]
|[[Josef Stejskal (artist)|Josef Stejskal]]||1945||Artist
|-
|-
⚫
|[[Stan Zemanek]]||1947||Radio Broadcaster
|-
|[[Jiri Lev]]
|1979
|Architect
|-
|[[Jana Wendt]]||1956||Journalist|Television journalist, writer
|-
⚫
|[[Hana Mandlíková]]||1962||Tennis player
|-
⚫
|Charles Vesely||1965||Theologian and Uniting Church minister
|-
⚫
|[[Lenka Kripac]]||1978||Musician
|-
|[[Petr Kratky]]||1981||Football manager
|-
|[[Isaka Cernak]]||1989||Footballer
|}
|}


==See also==
==See also==
{{Portal|Australia|Czech Republic}}
{{Portal|Australia|Czech Republic}}
*[[Czechs]]
*[[Czech diaspora]]
*[[European Australians]]
*[[Australia–Czech Republic relations]]
*[[Europeans in Oceania]]
*[[Immigration to Australia]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.canza.cz/ Czech Australian New Zealand Association]
*[http://www.canza.cz/ Czech Australian New Zealand Association]
*[http://www.expats.cz/prague/czech/chamber-commerce/czechaustraliangroupops/ Czech Australian Group]
*[http://www.expats.cz/prague/czech/chamber-commerce/czechaustraliangroupops/ Czech Australian Group] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104090802/http://www.expats.cz/prague/czech/chamber-commerce/czechaustraliangroupops/ |date=4 January 2017 }}


{{Ethnic groups in Australia}}
{{Ethnic groups in Australia}}
{{Czech diaspora}}
{{Czech diaspora}}
{{Portal bar|Czech Republic|Australia}}

[[Category:Czech diaspora by country|Australia]]
[[Category:Czech diaspora by country|Australia]]
[[Category:Immigration to Australia]]
[[Category:Australia–Czech Republic relations]]
[[Category:European Australian]]
[[Category:European diaspora in Australia]]
[[Category:Australian people of Czech descent| *]]
[[Category:Australian people of Czech descent| *]]

Latest revision as of 09:44, 2 June 2024

Czech Australians
Čeští Australani
Total population
7,437 (by birth, 2011)
22,772 (by ancestry, 2011)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Melbourne, Sydney
Languages
Australian English, Czech
Religion
Roman Catholic
Increasingly irreligious
Related ethnic groups
Czech New Zealanders, Slovak Australians, Czech Canadians, Czech Americans
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Czech Australians are Australian citizens of Czech ancestry. Most Czech immigrants to Australia came after World War II and 1968–1969. Most recently the biggest influx is of students coming to Australia to study English and to find work. Many of them are deciding to stay by gaining permanent residency. According to 2016 census figures, around 24,500[2] Australians identify as having Czech ancestry, mostly in Melbourne and Sydney. In the 1960s and 1970s, two of the most successful Australian soccer clubs were Slavia Melbourne and Sydney FC Prague.

Notable Czech Australians

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Name Birth year Occupation
Edouard Borovansky 1902 Ballet dancer, director
Tony Sponar 1920 Founder of Thredbo ski resort
Victor Vodicka[3] 1921 Gold and silversmith, educator
Josef Chromy[4] 1931 Businessman
Voyen Koreis 1943 Writer, journalist, artist
Miroslav Bukovsky 1944 Jazz trumpeter, composer
Josef Stejskal 1945 Artist
Stan Zemanek 1947 Radio Broadcaster
Jiri Lev 1979 Architect
Jana Wendt 1956 Television journalist, writer
Hana Mandlíková 1962 Tennis player
Charles Vesely 1965 Theologian and Uniting Church minister
Lenka Kripac 1978 Musician
Petr Kratky 1981 Football manager
Isaka Cernak 1989 Footballer

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The People of Australia – Statistics from the 2011 Census" (PDF). Australian Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Czech Republic country brief | DFAT". www.dfat.gov.au. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  3. ^ Vodicka, Peter (2019). Victor Václav Vodička - A Czech 'Runaway' Down Under. [Darling Point, N.S.W.] : Peter Vodicka.
  4. ^ "Subscribe to The Australian | Newspaper home delivery, website, iPad, iPhone & Android apps". www.theaustralian.com.au. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
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