Afghan Australians (Dari: استرالیایی های افغان‌تبار Ostorâliyâi-hāye Afghān tabar, Pashto: د اسټرالیا افغانان Da Asṭrālyā Afghanan) are Australians tied to Afghanistan either by birth or by ancestry. The first Afghans who migrated to Australia arrived mid 19th century as cameleers.

Afghanistan is one of Australia’s largest sources of permanent migrants. The latest Census in 2016 recorded almost 70,000 people whose fathers were born in Afghanistan. Of these, 40,383 were male and 29,536 were female. This includes 14,744 Australian-born Afghans, which constitutes 21.1% of the Afghan community in Australia.

Australia and Afghanistan’s bilateral relationship entered a new dimension, with Australia committing troops to support the establishment of lasting stability and security in Afghanistan. In the years that followed, Australia has been a friend to the Afghan people, and the ongoing pursuit of peace reflects this. Those 41 Australian

More Afghan men have fled to Australia than women, as the Taliban has been known to specifically target male Hazaras over the age of 12. However, some individuals have the opportunity to bring their wife and children to Australia on family visas.

Of the Afghanistan-born in Australia, there were 28,531 males (61.0 per cent) and 18,269 females (39.0 per cent). The sex ratio was 156 males per 100 females. In the 2016 Census, the top ancestry responses* that Afghanistan-born people reported were Afghan (33,849), Hazara (11,146) and Australian (1,527).

Afghanistan and Australia share a friendly and long-standing relationship. Relations can be traced back as far as the 1860s when Afghan cameleers came to Australia. To honour the Afghan Cameleers and their proud legacy in Australia, the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Canberra...

Information about the Afghan community in Victoria including where they live and when they arrived, languages spoken, English language proficiency, religions and significant dates. These profiles are of Victorian communities, using the best available data we have from the 2021 Australian Census.

May 19, 2023 · Since 2013, more than 23,000 Afghans have come to Australia – or sought to do so – to escape the Taliban’s insurgency and ultimate takeover of the country. Despite being affected by the same crisis in their country, their treatment in Australia has varied greatly, depending on how the Australian Government has viewed their mode and date ...

Jan 29, 2025 · MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Cricketer Firooza Amiri says her team will “represent millions of women in Afghanistan who are denied their rights” when the side reunites after more than three years for an exhibition game in Australia on Thursday.. An Afghanistan Women’s XI will play a Cricket Without Borders XI in the match at Melbourne’s Junction Oval.

May 31, 2023 · Drawing on data with a mixed-method design, this study focuses on the Afghan community in Western Australia to understand, firstly, the relationship between Afghan immigrants’ social connections within their community and successful integration within Australian society, and secondly the causes of divisions and challenges within the community.