Year 6 History: Greece

A Timeline of Greek Immigration to Australia
Greek immigration to Australia first commenced in 1829 and continues right through to today, with Greek Australians making up the seventh largest ethnic group in Australia at approximately 400,000. Find out how and why your ancestors relocated in the timeline below of Greek immigration to Australia.

Greek immigration to Australia began in the first half of the 19th century.
Periods of high Greek immigration occurred after the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922), Second World War (1939–1945) and Greek Civil War (1946–1949).
In the 2021 Census, 424,744 Australians self-identified as having Greek ancestry.

Award-winning Australian historian Professor Joy Damousi shines a light on the immigrant experience for refugees of a bygone era