Afghan Australians
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This article is about people from Afghanistan living in Australia. For the cameleers commonly known as "Afghans", see Afghan cameleers in Australia.
Afghan Australians (Dari: استرالیایی های افغانتبار Ostorâliyâi-hāye Afghān tabar, Pashto: د اسټرالیا افغانان Da Asṭrālyā Afghanan) are Australians tied to Afghanistan either by birth or by ancestry.
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Total population | |
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59,797 by birth (2021) | |
Languages | |
Dari (Persian dialect), Pashto, other languages of Afghanistan and English | |
Religion | |
Predominantly: Islam (Sunni majority and Shia minority) | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Afghan New Zealanders, Afghan diaspora |
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The first Afghans who migrated to Australia arrived mid 19th century as cameleers. Over subsequent decades, they played a crucial role in facilitating British exploration of the country's desert centre.