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| Total population | |
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| 28,238 (by ancestry,2021) 26,174 (by birth,2021) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Sydney,Melbourne,Brisbane,Perth,Gold Coast | |
| Languages | |
| Australian English,Bosnian,Serbian andCroatian | |
| Religion | |
| PredominantlySunni Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Bosnian Americans,Bosnian diaspora,European Australians |
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Bosnian Australians areAustralians ofBosnian ancestry. In the2021 Australian census, 28,238 people stated that they had Bosnian ancestry and 26,174 Australian residents were born inBosnia and Herzegovina.
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There have been three major influxes of Bosnians to Australia. The first period occurred in the aftermath ofWorld War II, and the second occurred in the late 1960s/early 1970s following an economic depression and open border policy in the formerYugoslavia.[1]
Bosnian migrants who arrived in Australia in the 1960s made important contributions to modern-day Australia through their role in the construction of theSnowy Mountains Scheme inNew South Wales.[2]
The most recent wave of migration was during the 1990s when many Bosnians sought refuge from theBosnian War. This migration was assisted under the refugee scheme of theAustralian Red Cross.[3]
By 1996, a year after theBosnian War had ended, almost 14,000 migrants from Bosnia and Herzegovina were living in Australia. Most of the new arrivals settled inVictoria and Bosnia and Herzegovina was the fifth-largest source of migrants to Victoria in 1995-96.
By 2021, Victoria was home to 10,011 people from Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a predominant concentration in the Dandenong area.
The majority of Bosnians reside in the south-east and west ofMelbourne, south-west ofSydney and the southside ofBrisbane. The Bosnian community in Queensland is more widely distributed with a significant community on theGold Coast in theSouthport area.
Distribution of Bosnian-born residents:
| State | Number # | Percentage of Bosnian-born community |
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| Victoria | 10,193 | 35.1% |
| New South Wales | 7,639 | 29.2% |
| Queensland | 3,626 | 13.9% |
| Western Australia | 2,964 | 11.3% |
| South Australia | 2,193 | 8.4% |
Bosnian established mosques can be found inDeer Park (VIC),Noble Park (VIC),Penshurst (NSW),Smithfield (NSW),Wetherill Park (NSW),Eight Mile Plains (QLD),Southport (QLD) andCaversham (WA).[4]
The main ethnic groups inBosnia and Herzegovina,Bosniaks,Serbs andCroats are also represented in Australia among those born in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[5]
| Ancestry | Number # | Percentage of Bosnian-born community |
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| Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) | 13,955 | 53.3% |
| Serbian | 6,868 | 26.2% |
| Croatian | 5,142 | 19.6% |
| Australian | 500 | 1.9% |
The percentage of residents born inBosnia and Herzegovina that have Australian citizenship is considerably higher than most other ethnic groups at 95%. Most communities that escaped war and came to Australia as refugees have higher citizenship rates and this could be attributed to the Bosnian Australian community as well.[5]
| Religious group | 2021[6][a] | 2016[7][b] | 2011[8][c] | |||
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| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
| Eastern Orthodox | 5,560 | 21.24% | 4,645 | 19.39% | 7,063 | 27.5% |
| Catholic | 6,294 | 24.05% | 5,162 | 21.55% | 5,585 | 21.75% |
| OtherChristian denomination | 1,519 | 5.8% | 1,599 | 6.67% | 87 | 0.34% |
| (Total Christian) | 13,373 | 51.1% | 11,406 | 47.61% | 12,735 | 49.59% |
| Irreligion | 5,537 | 21.16% | 5,560 | 23.21% | 3,882 | 15.12% |
| Islam | 6,261 | 23.92% | 5,560 | 23.21% | 7,603 | 29.6% |
| Other | 1000 | 3.82% | 1,854 | 7.74% | 1,462 | 5.69% |
| Total Bosnian Australian population | 26,171 | 100% | 23,957 | 100% | 25,682 | 100% |
TheSBS broadcasts a Bosnian-language program on SBS Radio 2 from 2 PM every Tuesday and a repeat from 3 PM on Sunday. It also broadcastsBHT1 Dnevnik news program every Friday morning from 8 AM to 8:30 AM as part of its WorldWatch programming block.
Other community radio stations such as3ZZZ (Melbourne),4EB (Brisbane),6EBA-FM (Perth),2000FM (Sydney),VOX FM (Wollongong),1CMS (Canberra),5EBI (Adelaide) also broadcast in Bosnian.
There are five Bosnian Saturday schools operating in Sydney:[9]
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