Montenegrin Australian
Encyclopedia
Montenegrin Australians (Serbian
: Црногорски Аустралијанци) are a national minority in Australia
.
According to the 2006 Australian census 848 Australians were born in Montenegro (excluding Serbia) while 1,171 claimed Montenegrin ancestry, either alone or with another ancestry.
Most Montenegrins living in Australia are concentrated in New South Wales
(primarily in Sydney
) and Victoria
.
Serbian language
Serbian is a form of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and neighbouring countries....
: Црногорски Аустралијанци) are a national minority in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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According to the 2006 Australian census 848 Australians were born in Montenegro (excluding Serbia) while 1,171 claimed Montenegrin ancestry, either alone or with another ancestry.
Most Montenegrins living in Australia are concentrated in New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
(primarily in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
) and Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
.