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Lebanon, in both its modern-day form as the Lebanese state (declared 1920; independent 1943), and its historical form as the region of the Lebanon, has been a source of migrants to Australia since the 1870s. 248,430 Australians (about 1% of the total population) claimed some Lebanese ancestry in 2021.
This is a list of Lebanese Australians including both original immigrants who obtained Australian citizenship and their Australian-born descendants who are notable, have made significant contributions to the Australian or international culture or society politically, artistically or scientifically, or have prominently appeared in the news.
The Howard government extended the time they spent in mandatory detention and introduced temporary protection visas for boat arrivals. [5] 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]
Lebanese emigrants to Australia (37 P) Pages in category "Australian people of Lebanese descent" The following 178 pages are in this category, out of 178 total.
Australian people of Lebanese descent (1 C, 178 P) M. Australian Maronites (4 P) Pages in category "Lebanese diaspora in Australia" The following 12 pages are in this ...
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However, as of the 2021 census, the ethnic make-up of Lakemba is much more diverse, with only 6.4% of residents identifying as Lebanese by ancestry. The largest group by reported ancestry is instead Bangladeshi. In 2021, 32.0% of people were born in Australia.
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