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Iranian Soceity in Australia

Iranian immigration to Australia mostly occurred from 1980s to late 1990s. The Iranian-Australian community has produced a sizable number of individuals notable in many fields, including medicine, engineering and business. The community expanded predominantly in the early 1980s.

Large concentrations of Iranian in Australia live in the state of New South Wales, particularly around Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong. There are also large concentrations in Melbourne.

Iranian communities in Australia also have varying religious populations among each city. Overall 55% are Muslim, 7% Christian, 3% Jewish and 35% other religions.

Sydney’s Iranian population - the nation's highest concentration Persian people community - is representative of all of Iran's religious groups. Noticeably, the majority of Jewish Iranians living abroad are in Sydney, after Israel and Los Angeles respectively.

In 2004, 18,798 people in Australia claim to be of Iranian (Persian) ancestry. The largest populations of Persian-Australians can be found in the states of New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia, and Queensland.

Iranian-Australians have founded and/or participated in senior leadership positions of many major companies, including many Fortune 500 and Australian branch of companies such as GE, Intel, Verizon, Motorola, and AT&T.


Iranian Social Activities in Australia
Associations	Websites	Magazines & Newspapers	Radio Programs
Iranians Muslim Association of Western Australia	Iranians of Western Australia	The Light Magazine	Radio Mehr the voice of Iranians of Western Australia
Iranian Society of Queensland	www.persianoz.com.au		Radio Brisbane Farsi
Iranian Sociey of Victoria	www.ozpersia.com