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Sudanese Australians (Arabic: أستراليون سودانيون) are people of Sudanese origin or descent living in Australia. The largest population of Sudanese Australians reside in Victoria (6,085).
Thus, the South Sudanese community was the first-ever organized African community in Australia, and also the largest African diaspora in that country. [2] When South Sudan gained independence in 2011, Australia was one of the first countries to recognize it. However, due to the ongoing South Sudanese Civil War, Australia was forced to play a ...
Adut reached Australia in 1998 at age 14 due to sponsorship by Christian aid workers Bob and Christine Harrison. [5] [4] He was part of the third family to come to Australia as Sudanese refugees. [10] He had little education and did not know English, [11] and initially felt isolated as a member of the only black family in Blacktown, Sydney. [5]
The couple was married through a match arranged by their families in 2010 in Sudan. The woman moved to Australia in April 2012 on a partner visa and the two had their first child in 2014.
A total of 4,825 people indicated that they were of partial or full South Sudanese ancestry. [2] The 2016 census recorded 7,699 South Sudan-born people in Australia, with 2,750 living in Victoria, 1,430 in Queensland and 1,201 in Western Australia. 10,755 people indicated that they had partial or full South Sudanese ancestry. [3]
The number of South Sudanese outside South Sudan has sharply increased since the beginning of the struggle for independence from Sudan. Around half a million South Sudanese have left the country as refugees, either permanently or as temporary workforce, leading to the establishment of the South Sudanese diaspora population. [citation needed]
As a refugee in Australia, she founded the Sudanese Australian International Activist Group, and took part in rallies to raise awareness of the conflict. After the independence of South Sudan in 2011, she founded South Sudanese Women Advocacy for Peace. She also focused on issues faced by South Sudanese refugees in Australia.
The deterrents did little to stop immigrants; roughly 12,000 asylum seekers reached Australia from 1999 to 2001. [4] In 2011, Australia received 2.5% of the world's total number of claims for asylum. [6] During 2012, more than 17,000 asylum seekers arrived via boat. [7] The majority of the refugees came from Afghanistan, Iran, and Sri Lanka. [8]