The Armenian diaspora in Australia has become one of the key Armenian diasporas around the world and amongst the largests in the English world. While the Armenian community in Australia is amongst the youngest of all diasporas, Australia’s economic prosperity over the past decade has attracted a large number of skilled Armenian migrants. The official relationship between Australia and Armenia started on 26 December 1991, and diplomatic relations ...
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The Armenian diaspora in Australia has become one of the key Armenian diasporas around the world and amongst the largests in the English world. While the Armenian community in Australia is amongst the youngest of all diasporas, Australia’s economic prosperity over the past decade has attracted a large number of skilled Armenian migrants. The official relationship between Australia and Armenia started on 26 December 1991, and diplomatic relations were established on 15 January 1992.
The influx of Armenians into Australia has come from many different Diaspora countries; these countries include Armenia, Egypt, Iran, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel, Turkey and India. In the mid 1800's a group of Armenians settled in the south-western region of Victoria which then became the City of Ararat in search of valuable commodities such as gold.
Today the Austral-Armenian community includes members born in up to and over 43 different countries. The estimated Armenian community size is about 50,000...
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