Belgian Australians

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Belgian Australians (Dutch: Belgische Australiërs) (French: Australiens Belges) are Australian citizens of Belgian ancestry or Belgian-born people who reside in Australia.

Belgian Australians
Belgium Australia
Total population
6,378[1]
Regions with significant populations
Predominantely New South Wales and Queensland
Languages
English · Walloon French · Dutch
Religion
Predominantly Christianity and Atheism, followed by Judaism
Related ethnic groups
French Australians · Dutch Australians

Belgian Australians

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This is a list of notable Belgian Australians and their descendants.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Community Information Summary - Belgium-born
  2. ^ Gordon, Michael (3 December 2010). "Big challenges for Melbourne's small-l Liberal". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  3. ^ K.A.Lodewycks (1988), The Belgians in Australia, Pages 56–57.
  4. ^ Poynter, J. R. "William Lawrence (Willie) Baillieu (1859–1936)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University – via Australian Dictionary of Biography.
  5. ^ "Your Politics – Find a Senate Member – Q&A – ABC TV". www.abc.net.au. 25 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Tony Abbott's cabinet and outer ministry". smh.com.au. AAP. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  7. ^ "Chantale Delrue: Awarded for service to the arts". dpac.tas.gov.au. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
  8. ^ K.A. Lodewycks (1988), The Belgians in Australia, Pages 124–125.
  9. ^ K.A.Lodewycks (1982), The funding of wisdom: revelations of a library's quarter century, Melbourne, Spectrum. ISBN 0-86786-006-5

Further reading

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  • K.A.Lodewycks (1988), "Belgians", in James Jupp(ed.) (1988), The Australian People. An Encyclopedia of the Nation, Its People and Their Origins, North Ryde, NSW, Angus and Robertson, Pages 284–285. ISBN 0-207-15427-9
  • K.A.Lodewycks (1988), The Belgians in Australia, Bowen Hills, Queensland, Boolarong Publications. ISBN 0-86439-057-2
  • K.A.Lodewycks (2001), "Belgians", in James Jupp (ed.) (2001), The Australian People. An Encyclopedia of the Nation, Its People and Their Origins, Revised edition, Cambridge, UK, Cambridge University Press, Pages 185–186. ISBN 0-521-80789-1