Sindhi Australians

Sindhi Australians
سنڌي آسٽريلين
Total population
	2,635
Regions with significant populations
	Sydney · Melbourne
Languages
	Sindhi · English
Religion
	Hinduism (Majority) · Islam (Minority)
Related ethnic groups
	Indian Australians · Pakistani Australians

Sindhi Australians (Sindhi: آسٽريلي سنڌي (Perso-Arabic); सिंधी आस्ट्रेलियाई (Devanagari);^[2]) are Australians that have Sindhi origins. According to the SBS Australia Census Explorer, there are an estimated 2,635 Sindhis in Australia, a 65% increase since 2016,^[3] mostly in areas like Sydney and Melbourne.

History[edit]

Early migrations existed before the 20th century from British India, however they were very few.^[4] In 1952, Government of Pakistan gifted Australia 10 Red Sindhi bulls.^[5]

References[edit]

^ "SBS Australian Census Explorer". www.sbs.com.au. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
^ Butt, Rakhio (1998). Papers on Sindhi Language & Linguistics. Institute of Sindhology, University of Sindh. ISBN 9789694050508. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
^ "SBS Australian Census Explorer". www.sbs.com.au. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
^ Jones, Philip; Kenny, Anna (2010). Australia's Muslim Cameleers: Pioneers of the Inland, 1860s-1930s. Wakefield Press. ISBN 978-1-86254-872-5.
^ Parsonson, Ian (2000). The Australian Ark: A History of Domesticated Animals in Australia. Csiro Publishing. ISBN 978-0-643-06567-3. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

External links[edit]

[1] "SBS Australian Census Explorer". www.sbs.com.au. Retrieved 2023-01-30.

[:0-2] Butt, Rakhio (1998). Papers on Sindhi Language & Linguistics. Institute of Sindhology, University of Sindh. ISBN 9789694050508. Retrieved 13 August 2022.

[3] "SBS Australian Census Explorer". www.sbs.com.au. Retrieved 2023-01-30.

[4] Jones, Philip; Kenny, Anna (2010). Australia's Muslim Cameleers: Pioneers of the Inland, 1860s-1930s. Wakefield Press. ISBN 978-1-86254-872-5.

[5] Parsonson, Ian (2000). The Australian Ark: A History of Domesticated Animals in Australia. Csiro Publishing. ISBN 978-0-643-06567-3. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

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