Pakistani Australian
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Pakistani Australians refers to someone born in Australia of Pakistani descent or to someone who has immigrated to Australia from Pakistan. Most Pakistani Australians are Muslims by religion, but there are also sizable number of Christians as well.
[edit] History in Australia
Immagration to Australia from Pakistan mostly occurred in the 1970s. Since then the number of Pakistani immigrants increased dramatically, with thousands of Pakistanis entering the Australia each year since that time. Pakistani Australians tended to be urban, well-educated, and professional; many of them had come from cities like Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Islamabad and Peshawar, and were familiar with Western culture and ways of living. Still most of the Pakistanis immigrating to the Australia are mainly students, professionals and economic migrants who do tend to have some sort of education.
[edit] Demographics
Figures from the 2001 Australian Census indicate that there are about 12,618 Pakistani Australians, since then the size of the Pakistani community in Australia has dramatically increased.
Sydney has one of the largest Pakistani communities in Oceania, and has been increasing since the point system was introduced to allow immigrants into Australia. There are many other shops with Pakistani and other South Asian related items for sale such as Pakistani clothing and entertainment. It is home to the largest South Asian marketplace in Oceania.
[edit] Noble Pakistani Australians
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