Croatian Australian is the seventh largest ethnic group in Australia, numbering 105,747 or 0.5 per cent of respondents in the 2001 Census. In Australia, the terms Croatian and Croat are interchangeable, despite their respective civic and ethnic meanings in both Croatian and most other varieties of English. Croats (Croatian: Hrvati) are a south Slavic people mostly living in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina (where theyre one of the constitutive nations). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

The census recorded 51,860 Croatia-born in Australia, although this excludes persons of Croat ethnicity and culture born elsewhere, such as Bosnia-Herzegovina (3,780). Croats (Croatian: Hrvati) are a south Slavic people mostly living in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina (where theyre one of the constitutive nations). ... Bosnia and Herzegovina (also variously written Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Bosnia-Hercegovina) is a mountainous country in the western Balkans. ...

Croats were first noticeable in Australia during the gold rushes of the 1850s in Victoria. At this time Croats were coded as "Austrians" because most of Croatia was a part of the Habsburg Empire. By Australian federation in 1901 there were many Croats - mainly from Dalmatia — in Australia, counted with Czechs, Hungarians, Serbs, Slovaks and others as "Austro-Hungarians". The establishment of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes from Austria-Hungary after the First World War — and its replacement Yugoslavia in 1945 — continued to make it difficult to separate out Croats from other ethnicities in Australia. Croats were not recorded separately until the 1996 Census. The Australian Department of Immigration believes many Croats holding old (and now long out of date) Yugoslav passports still record themselves as Yugoslavs in Australian censuses, over a decade after the disintegration of Yugoslavia. For the Neil Young album evoking this phrase, see After the Gold Rush. ... Capital Melbourne Government Constitutional monarchy Governor David de Kretser Premier Steve Bracks (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 37  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $222,022 (2nd)  - Product per capita  $44,443/person (5th) Population (End of September 2006)  - Population  5,110,500 (2nd)  - Density  22. ... Habsburg (sometimes spelled Hapsburg, but never so in official use) was one of the major ruling houses of Europe. ... The Federation of Australia was the process by which the six separate British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia federated on 1 January 1901, to form the Commonwealth of Australia, of which they became component states. ... Dalmatia, highlighted, on a map of Croatia. ... Languages Serbian Religions Predominantly Serbian Orthodox Christian Related ethnic groups Other Slavic peoples, especially South Slavs See Cognate peoples below Serbs (Serbian: Срби or Srbi) are a South Slavic people who live mainly in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and, to a lesser extent, in Croatia. ... The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was a Balkan state which existed from December 1, 1918 to mid-April 1941. ... Austria-Hungary, also known as the Dual monarchy (or: the k. ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in the Latin alphabet, Југославија in Cyrillic; English: Land of the South Slavs) describes three political entities that existed one at a time on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe, during most of the 20th century. ... Yugoslavs (Bosnian: Jugosloveni; Macedonian, Serbian Cyrillic: Југословени; Latinic: Jugosloveni; Croatian: Jugoslaveni, Slovenian: Jugoslovani) is an ethnic designation used by some people in former Yugoslavia, which continues to be used in some of its successor countries. ... Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in the Latin alphabet, Југославија in Cyrillic; English: Land of the South Slavs) describes three political entities that existed one at a time on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe, during most of the 20th century. ...

Nevertheless, it is known that Croats formed a large proportion of those Yugoslavs who settled in Australia the 1960s and 1970s under Australian Government migration schemes. The Yugoslavia-born population reached 129,616 by the 1971 Census and 160,479 by the 1991 Census. The greatest number settled in Sydney and Melbourne, though Croats are well represented in every Australian city and region. This article describes the national government of Australia. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of 4,119,190, and 151,920 in the City of Sydney, as of the 2006 census. ... Melbournes CBD has grown to straddle the Yarra River in three major precincts. ...

Croats in Australia and their Croatian Australian offspring are notable for their commitment to association football, with numerous clubs established throughout the country (for example, Sydney Croatia and Melbourne Croatia). These clubs nurtured the footballing talents of a large number of Croatian Australians, many of whom now play professionally overseas, including some with the Croatian national team and are also very well represented in the Australian national team. In the 2006 World Cup, there were five Croats playing for Australia and three Australians playing for Croatia — all were Croatian-Australians. Another highly notable Croatian Australian athlete is basketball player Andrew Bogut, the son of Croatian immigrants who was the top overall pick in the 2005 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks. The striker (wearing red jersey) has run past the defender (in white jersey) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to stop the ball. ... Sydney United Football Club is a football club from Sydney, Australia; which was established by Croatian immigrants to the area. ... The Melbourne Knights Football Club is a football (soccer) club representing Melbourne in the Victorian Premier League (VPL), and is a two-time championship winner in the now defunct National Soccer League (NSL). ... Joseph Anthony Didulica [] (born October 14, 1977) is a Croatian Australian football (soccer) goalkeeper, better known as Joey Didulica. ... First International Croatia 4 - 0 U.S.A. (Zagreb, Croatia; 17 October 1990) Largest win Croatia 7 - 0 Australia (Zagreb, Croatia; 6 June 1998) Worst defeat Slovakia 4 - 1 Croatia (Bratislava, Slovakia; 20 April 1994) Portugal 3 - 0 Croatia (Nottingham, England; 19 June 1996) France 3 - 0 Croatia (Saint-Denis... Qualifying countries The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the eighteenth instance of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international association football world championship tournament. ... Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by throwing a ball through a 10-foot high hoop (the basket) under organized rules. ... Andrew Michael Bogut (born November 28, 1984) is an Australian professional basketball player. ... The 2005 NBA Draft took place on June 28, 2005 in the Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Croatian Australians have an exceptionally low rate of return migration to Croatia. In December 2001, the Department of Foreign Affairs estimated that there were 1,000 Australian citizens resident in Croatia. These must mostly be returned Croat emigrants with Australian citizenship, and their Croatian Australian children. A foreign minister is a cabinet minister that helps to form foreign policy for sovereign nations. ... Australian citizenship was created on 26 January 1949 by the Nationality and Citizenship Act 1948 (later renamed the Australian Citizenship Act 1948). ...

The Croatia-born are more likely than the general Australian population to live in Victoria (36.6 per cent compared to 24.7 per cent) and New South Wales (35.5 per cent to 33.3 per cent). Motto: Peace and Prosperity Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Governor HE Mr John Landy Premier Steve Bracks (ALP) Area 237,629 km² (6th)  - Land 227,416 km²  - Water 10,213 km² (4. ... Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 50  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $305,437 (1st)  - Product per capita  $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006)  - Population  6,817,100 (1st)  - Density  8. ...

According to census data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in 2004, Croatian Australians are, by religion, 85.6 per cent Catholic, 0.9 per cent Anglican, 4.5 per cent Other Christian, 1.4 per cent Other Religions, and 7.6 per cent No Religion. Australian Bureau of Statistics logo The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is the Australian government agency that collects and publishes statistical information about Australia. ... The term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. ...

In 2001, the Croatian language was spoken at home by 69,900 persons in Australia. Croatian is the tenth most widely spoken language in the country after English, the Chinese languages, Italian, Greek, Arabic, Vietnamese, Spanish, Tagalog, German, and Macedonian. Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Croatian language (hrvatski jezik) is a South Slavic language which is used primarily by the inhabitants of Croatia and Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina and parts of the Croatian diaspora. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Chinese (written) language (pinyin: zhōngwén) written in Chinese characters The Chinese language (汉语/漢語, 华语/華語, or 中文; Pinyin: Hànyǔ, Huáyǔ, or Zhōngwén) is a member of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages. ... Arabic ( or just ) is the largest living member of the Semitic language family in terms of speakers. ... Tagalog (pronunciation: ) is one of the major languages of the Republic of the Philippines. ...

List of notable Croatian Australians