Thai Australian
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A Thai Australian is an Australia
n of Thai
descent. The Australian census records 20,606 Australians with Thai ancestry in 2001, and 30,022 in 2006.
There is currently an estimation of 150000 Thais living in Australia.
) often serve as a community center for Thai Australians. Many offer classes in Thai language, music and culture for Thais who grew up in Australia. They also serve as a meeting place for cultural festivals like Songkran, the Thai new year celebration.
Thai communities can be found in cities such as Sydney
, Melbourne
, Perth
, Brisbane
and Adelaide
.
area in Sydney CBD. Sydney provides Thai restaurants with authentic Thai cuisines. The city also has a few Thai language schools on weekends.
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...
n of Thai
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
descent. The Australian census records 20,606 Australians with Thai ancestry in 2001, and 30,022 in 2006.
There is currently an estimation of 150000 Thais living in Australia.
Community
Buddhist temples (WatWat
A wat is a monastery temple in Cambodia, Thailand, or Laos. The word "wat" means "school".- Introduction :...
) often serve as a community center for Thai Australians. Many offer classes in Thai language, music and culture for Thais who grew up in Australia. They also serve as a meeting place for cultural festivals like Songkran, the Thai new year celebration.
Thai communities can be found in cities such as 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...
, Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
and Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
.
Sydney
Sydney currently holds the largest Thai population in Australia. Thais can be found in Cabramatta and Sydney's ThaitownThai Town, Sydney
Sydney Thaitown is a hang out place for Thai Australians and Thais. Thaitown is located in Haymarket on Campbell Street bordering Chinatown. It consist of Thai restaurants, Thai video stores and Thai groceries...
area in Sydney CBD. Sydney provides Thai restaurants with authentic Thai cuisines. The city also has a few Thai language schools on weekends.
External links
- Pai Nai Ma: Thai Australian Experiences (online exhibition)