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Dutch Australian
Dutch Australian Dutch and Australian Squadron with dual command, it
Nederlandse Australiër used B-25 Mitchell bombers, paid for by the Dutch
Government before the war. No. 18 later moved to north-
ern Australia, No. 120 to Western Australia and later
transferring overseas. .
Notable Dutch Australians:
’Richie Vandenberg’ , ’Nathan van Berlo’
Total population
310,089
(Dutch ancestry in 2006)[1]
78,927 (Netherlands born in 2006).[2])
Regions with significant populations In 1954 the 50,000th Dutch migrant arrived; Maria Scholte is to
Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Brisbane[3] the right of the picture
Languages Dutch settlers in Australia arrived as part of Aus-
Australian English; Dutch [4] tralia’s post World War II assisted migration program,
and from Indonesia after it achieved independence.
Religion
Protestant, Roman Catholic
Demographics
Related ethnic groups
According to the 2006 Australian Census, 310,089 persons
Dutch, Dutch American, Dutch Brazilian, Dutch Canadians, resident in Australia claimed Dutch ancestry, either
Afrikaners, Flemings alone or in combination with another ancestry.[1] 78,927
persons declared they were born in the Netherlands. [2]
A Dutch Australian is an inhabitant of Australia with full As the level of immigration from the Netherlands has
or partial Dutch ancestry, the majority of these people dropped significantly from the 1980s (79% of Australian
are part of the Dutch diaspora. residents born in the Netherlands arrived before 1980[4]
), the Netherlands-born population is ageing. 52% of the
History Dutch-born population was aged sixty years old or older
at the time of the 2006 Census.[4] As at the 2006 census
The history of the Dutch and Australia began in 1605 with 26,141 Dutch born Australians (33%) speak Dutch at
Captain Willem Janszoon, a Dutch seafarer, landing on home; many more Dutch-born Australians speak English
the Australian mainland, one of the first Europeans to do at home (64%).[4] Proficiency in English was self-de-
so.[5][6] scribed by census respondents as very well by 27%, well
A number of Dutch people from the Dutch East Indies by 7%, <1% not well (66% didn’t state or said not applica-
(now Indonesia) found their way to Australia during ble).[4]
World War II and fought with Allied forces. The Nether- Of the Australian residents who were born in the
lands East Indies government operated from Australia Netherlands , 59,502 or 75% were Australian citizens at
during the war. Eleven Free Dutch Submarines operated the time of the 2006 census.[4]
out of Fremantle after the invasion of Java, the joint No. According to 2006 census data released by the Aus-
18 (Netherlands East Indies) Squadron RAAF, established tralian Bureau of Statistics, 61% of Dutch born Aus-
in 1942 and No. 120 formed at Canberra, was a combined
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tralians recorded their religion as Christian and 29% as ViewData?action=404&documentproductno=0&documenttype=De
"no religion".[4] Retrieved 2008-06-02. Total count of persons:
19,855,288.
Notable Dutch Australians [3] "2006 Census Tables" (Excel downloads which can
be customised by location and topic (in this case
• Gordon Barton Ancestry)). Australian Bureau of Statistics.
• Beeb Birtles 2007-06-27. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/
• Andrew Bolt ABSNavigation/prenav/
• Stephanie Brantz PopularAreas?ReadForm&prenavtabname=Popular%20Locations&
• Paul Cox Retrieved 2008-07-14. Figures for Dutch Ancesty by
• Tom Cooper Statistical Districts for major cities: Melbourne
• Guillaume Daniel Delprat 60,737 (20% of all those who declared Dutch
• Luke De Vere Ancestry) ; Sydney 42,474 (14%) ; Perth 30,494
• Jessica Kop (10%) ; Brisbane 30,056 (10%) ; State of Victoria excl
• Edward Duyker Melbourne 29,768 (9.6%); Adelaide 18,968 (6%)
• Eric Roozendaal [4] ^ "2914.0.55.002 2006 Census Ethnic Media
• Joanna Gash Package" (Excel download). Census Dictionary, 2006
• Sara Groen (cat.no 2901.0). Australian Bureau of Statistics.
• Rolf de Heer 2007-06-27. http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/
• Annita Keating van Iersel subscriber.nsf/0/
• Ben Kersten 5618AB4511347DC2CA257306000D44C2/$File/
• Anthony LaPaglia 2914055002_2006%20(Reissue).xls. Retrieved
• Jonathan LaPaglia 2008-07-14.
• Adrian Leijer [5] Early Dutch Landfall Discoveries of Australia
• Dirk Nannes [6] Allies in Adversity at the Australian War Memorial
• Trevor Marmalade
• Mark Tonelli
• Tammy van Wisse
Further reading
• Adam van Dommele • Bureau of Immigration Research.(1991) Community
• Jack van Tongeren profiles, Netherlands born Canberra : Australian
• Harry Vanda Government Publishing Service. ISBN 0644140267
• Richie Vandenberg • Duyker, Edward (1987) The Dutch in Australia
• Nathan van Berlo Melbourne: AE Press, Australian ethnic heritage
• Paul van der Haar series ISBN 0867872152
• Johnny Young • Duyker, Edward, and York, Barry (1994) Exclusions
• Alexander Smits and admissions : the Dutch in Australia, 1902-1946
Canberra : Centre for Immigration and Multicultural
See also Studies, Research School of Social Sciences,
Australian National University. ISBN 0731519132
• Immigration history of Australia (Studies in Australian ethnic history ; no. 7)
• Eysbertse, Dirk, and Marijke (1997) Where waters
References meet : Bonegilla : the Dutch migrant experience North
Brighton, Vic. : Erasmus Foundation. ISBN
[1] ^ "20680-Ancestry (full classification list) by Sex - 0646310054
Australia" (Microsoft Excel download). 2006 Census. • Mencke, Annelies and Tjerk van der Schaaf. (1979)
Australian Bureau of Statistics. The distribution of Dutch immigrants in Australia
http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ 1947-1976 Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Groningen.
ABSNavigation/prenav/ • Peters, Nonja, Nien Schwarz, and Kate Noakes (2003)
ViewData?breadcrumb=POLTD&method=Place%20of%20Usual%20Residence&subaction=-1&issue=2006&producttype=Census%
Transpositions : contextualising recent Dutch Australian
Retrieved 2008-06-02. Total responses: 25,451,383 art Perth, W.A.: Art On The Move. ISBN 0958185913
for total count of persons: 19,855,288. • Peters, Nonja (2006) The Dutch Down Under, 1606-2006
[2] ^ "20680-Country of Birth of Person (full Crawley, W.A.: University of Western Australia Press.
classification list) by Sex - Australia" (Microsoft ISBN 1920694757
Excel download). 2006 Census. Australian Bureau of • Schindlmayr, Thomas.(2000) Community profiles. 1996
Statistics. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ census. Netherlands born Belconnen, A.C.T. Dept. of
ABSNavigation/prenav/
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Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, Statistics
Section. ISBN 0642399093
External links
• Zierke,Elly Smid,Mieke and Pam Snelleman (editors) • Allies in adversity: The Dutch in Australia at the
(1997) Old ties, new beginnings : Dutch women in Australian War Memorial
AustraliaCarrum Downs, Vic. Dutch Care Ltd. ISBN • Netherlands - Australia 1606 - 2006
0646308548 • From the Netherlands to Australia: A new database
contains the names of over 50.000 Dutch emigrants
from The Nationaal Archief of The Netherlands
• The Dutch Club in South Australia; Site with links to
many Dutch organisations in Australia
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Categories:
• Australian people of Dutch descent
• Dutch diaspora
• Ethnic groups in Australia
• Immigration to Australia
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