Chinese Australians

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Chinese Australians are Australians of Chinese origin. Chinese Australians are one of the largest groups within the global Chinese diaspora, and are the largest Asian Australian community. Per capita, Australia has more people of Chinese ancestry than any country outside Asia. As a whole, Australian residents identifying themselves as having Chinese ancestry made up 5.5% of Australia's population at the 2021 census. The early history of Chinese Australians began with significant immigration from the Pearl River Delta villages in South China, with most immigrants speaking Yue dialects. In the 19th century, the gold rushes lured large numbers of Chinese to the Australian colonies. Similar to overseas Chinese communities worldwide, these early immigrants established Chinatowns in major cities, including Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, and Sydney. Today, Australians of full or partial Chinese origin form the plurality of the population in the Australian external territory of Christmas...

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