Maltese Australians

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:annualEvent gptkb:Maltese_Festa
gptkbp:censusCategory Australian Census ancestry group
gptkbp:citizenship gptkb:Australian
Maltese
gptkbp:containsCommunity gptkb:Maltese_Independence_Day
gptkb:Maltese_National_Day_celebrations
Maltese-Australian cultural festivals
gptkbp:containsSettlement gptkb:Adelaide
gptkb:Brisbane
gptkb:Melbourne
gptkb:Perth
gptkb:Sydney
gptkbp:contribution Australian society, especially in construction and trades
gptkbp:countryOfCitizenship gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Malta
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Maltese descent
gptkbp:culturalOrganizations gptkb:Maltese_Australian_Association
gptkb:Maltese_Community_Council_of_NSW
gptkb:Maltese_Community_Council_of_Victoria
gptkbp:firstMajorMigration late 19th century
gptkbp:generationalShift majority now Australian-born
gptkbp:heritageDesignation gptkb:Maltese_Heritage_Centre_in_Sydney
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Maltese Australians
gptkbp:integration high degree of assimilation
gptkbp:language English
Maltese
gptkbp:languagePreservationEfforts Maltese language schools in Australia
gptkbp:largestMigrationWave post-World War II
gptkbp:mediaType gptkb:Il-Maltija_(radio_program)
gptkb:The_Maltese_Herald
gptkbp:migratory economic opportunity
post-war resettlement
gptkbp:notableContributor establishment of Maltese churches and clubs
promotion of Maltese culture in Australia
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Eddie_Scerri
gptkb:Joe_Attard
gptkb:Mary_Gauci
gptkbp:percentageBornInMalta about 20% (2021 census)
gptkbp:population about 175,000 (2021 census ancestry)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Maltese_people
gptkb:Maltese_diaspora
Australian people
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Maltese_Americans
gptkb:White_Australians
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5