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Uruguayan Australians

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New South Wales
  
6,516

Queensland
  
669

South Australia
  
129

Victoria
  
1,615

Western Australia
  
171

Uruguayan Australians refers to Australians of Uruguayan ancestry or birth who reside in Australia.

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According to the 2006 Australian census, 9,376 Australians were born in Uruguay while 6,485 claimed Uruguayan ancestry, either alone or with another ancestry.

History

The first migrants from Uruguay came to Australia in the 1960s with growing numbers in the 1970s due to military dictatorship.

Uruguayan Australians

  • Alex Brosque, football (soccer) player for Sydney FC
  • Anthony Cáceres, football player for Manchester City F.C.
  • Nick Carle, football (soccer) player
  • Richard Garcia, football (soccer) player for Perth Glory FC
  • Telmo Languiller, politician
  • Richard Porta, football (soccer) player
  • Blake Ricciuto, football player for Rockdale City Suns FC

    • References

    Uruguayan Australians Wikipedia
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