Czech Australians

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, one of the most successful Australian soccer clubs was Sydney FC Prague.

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

Notable Czech Australians
Name Birth year Occupation
Edouard Borovansky 1902 Ballet dancer, director
Tony Sponar1920Founder of Thredbo ski resort
Victor Vodicka[3] 1921 Gold and silversmith, educator
Josef Chromy[4] 1931 Businessman
Voyen Koreis1943Writer, journalist, artist
Miroslav Bukovsky 1944 Jazz trumpeter, composer
Josef Stejskal1945Artist
Stan Zemanek1947Radio Broadcaster
Jana Wendt1956Television journalist, writer
Hana Mandlíková1962Tennis player
Charles Vesely1965Theologian and Uniting Church minister
Lenka Kripac1978Musician
Jiri Lev 1979 Architect
Isaka Cernak1989Soccer player

See also

References
  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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