Estonian Australians

Ethnic group in Australia

Ethnic group

Estonian Australians

Eestlased Austraalias (Estonian)

Total population
2,665 (by birth, 2021 Census)[1]
11,598 (by ancestry, 2021 Census)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Estonian Ancestry by state or territory
New South Wales| 4,265[1]
Victoria| 2,408[1]
Queensland| 1,916[1]
Western Australia| 1,374[1]
Languages
Australian English * Estonian
Religion
Christianity (Predominantly Lutheranism)
Related ethnic groups
Finnish Australians, Estonian Americans

Estonian Australians (Estonian: Eestlased Austraalias) refers to Australian citizens of Estonian descent or Estonia-born persons who reside in Australia. According to the 2021 Census, there were 11,598 people of Estonian descent in Australia and 2,665 Estonia-born people residing in the country at the moment of the census, having a increase of21 per cent compared to the 2016 Census. The largest Estonia-born community in Australia is in the state of New South Wales, with 4,265 people.[1]

From 1940 to 1944, more than 70,000 Estonians fled to the West due to the Soviet and German occupations. Many settled in Australia.[2] The first voyage under Arthur Calwell's Displaced Persons immigration program, that of the USS General Stuart Heintzelman in 1947,[3] was specially chosen to be all from Baltic nations, all single, many blond and blue-eyed, in order to appeal to the Australian public.[4] Of the 843 immigrants on the Heintzelman, 142 were Estonian.[5]

## Notable people of Estonian descent

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* Alyla Browne, actress
* Aivi Luik, professional footballer
* Armin Öpik, geologist
* Arvi Parbo, chairman of BHP
* Peeter Pedaja, adventurer
* Vicki Viidikas, poet
* Dane Rampe, AFL player for the Sydney Swans
* Erik Paartalu, professional footballer
* Anna Torv, actress
* Selena Uibo, politician and Leader of the Opposition in the Northern Territory

## See also

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* Australia portal
* Estonia portal

* Australia–Estonia relations
* Europeans in Oceania
* European Australians
* Immigration to Australia
* Estonian Canadians
* Estonian Americans

## External links

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* eesti.org.au - Estonians in Australia
* Estonian Archives in Australia

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g "Cultural diversity: Census, 2021 - Australian Bureau of Statistics". 12 January 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
2. ^ "Our new home: Estonian-Australian stories". migrationheritage.nsw.gov.au. 2007. Archived from the original on 5 September 2007.
3. ^ "First of the Fifth Fleet". Retrieved 22 February 2017.
4. ^ J. Franklin, Calwell, Catholicism and the origins of multicultural Australia, Proc. of the Australian Catholic Historical Society 2009 Conference, 42-54.
5. ^ "Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild: USAT General Stuart Heintzelman". Retrieved 27 February 2017.

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Europe|

* Finland
* Georgia
* Abkhazia
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* Ukraine
* United Kingdom

South America|

* Argentina
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North America|

* Canada
* United States

Oceania|

* Australia

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Europe|

* Albanian
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Oceania|

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* Indo-Fijian
* Niuean
* Ni-Vanuatu
* New Zealander
* Māori
* Papua New Guinean
* Samoan
* South Sea Islander
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