| content |
| Peruvian Australian Peruano Australiano   |
|---|
| Total population |
|
4,772 |
| Regions with significant populations |
| Sydney, Melbourne |
| Languages |
| Australian English, Peruvian Spanish |
| Religion |
| Christianity (Roman Catholicism, Protestantism), Judaism |
| Related ethnic groups |
| Peruvian people, Peruvian Britons, Spanish Australians, Spanish Peruvians, British Peruvians, Japanese Peruvians, Chinese Peruvians, mestizo |
Peruvian Australian (Spanish: Peruano Australiano) is an Australian with ancestry from Peru.
History
Peruvians settled Australia as refugees escaping the earthquake in 1960s and dictatorial government of Juan Velasco Alvarado in 1970s.
Ethnic composition of Peruvian Australians
Most Peruvian Australians are mestizos and whites of mostly Spanish blood. The most important white Peruvian Australians are of British ancestry, among them speak English natively with British accent. Like Australia, Peruvians have also Chinese and Japanese ethnicities.
