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The opening as it read in 2010

The history of the Jews in Australia began with the transportation of a number of Jewish convicts aboard the First Fleet in 1788 when the first European settlement was established on the continent in present-day Sydney . Today, an estimated 120,000 Jews reside in Australia , the majority being Ashkenazi Jews , many of whom were refugees and Holocaust survivors who arrived during and after World War II . The Jewish population has been swelled more recently by immigrants from South Africa , New Zealand and the former Soviet Union . According to the 2006 Commonwealth census, only 88,834 people identified themselves as Jews, but this understated the size of the Jewish population as it did not count those overseas (i.e., dual Australian-Israeli nationals) and many non-practising Jews who preferred not to disclose their religion, or those who are ashamed of the religion. In addition, the community proportionally has a high percentage of Holocaust survivors and their descendants and thus it is widely believed that many prefer not to be counted on the census. (The answering of the question was optional.) Some estimates are as high as 120,000. The largest Jewish community in Australia is in Melbourne with a population of about 60,000 (40,547 according to 2006 census), followed by Sydney with 45,000 members (35,253 according to the 2006 census). Smaller communities are dispersed among the remaining capital cities and regional centres. hhdherh Since the days of white settlement in Australia, Jews have enjoyed formal equality before the law and have not been subject to civil disabilities or other forms of state-sponsored antisemitism excluding them from full participation in public life. They assisted in the development of the country and were involved in the raising of sheep and cattle, where they were particularly prominent. Jews have been active contributors in science, art, and literature, and in the government of the colonial and Commonwealth eras, with a number attaining prominent public offices. St Kilda in Melbourne is home to the Jewish Museum of Australia .¹

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The opening as it stood in 2015 10 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear

The history of the Jews in Australia commenced with the British settlement of Australia in 1788. The first Jews to come to Australia were 8 English convicts transported to Botany Bay in 1788 aboard the First Fleet that established the first European settlement on the continent, on the site of present-day Sydney. There are 97,335 Australians who identified as Jewish in the 2011 census. Jewish citizens make up 0.3 percent of the Australian population. The majority are Ashkenazi Jews , many of them refugees and Holocaust survivors who arrived during and after World War II. Judaism is a minority religion in Australia. National Archives of Australia .

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The opening as it stood in 2020 3 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear

The history of Jews in Australia traces the history of Australian Jews from the British settlement of Australia commencing in 1788. Though Europeans had visited Australia before 1788, there is no evidence of any Jewish sailors among the crew. The first Jews known to have come to Australia came as convicts transported to Botany Bay in 1788 aboard the First Fleet that established the first European settlement on the continent, on the site of present-day Sydney. There were 97,335 Australians who identified themselves as Jewish in the 2011 census, but the actual number is estimated to be 112,000. (An answer to the question on the census was optional.) The majority are Ashkenazi Jews , many of them refugees and Holocaust survivors who arrived during and after World War II, and their descendants. Jewish citizens make up about 0.5% of the Australian population. National Archives of Australia .

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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023

The history of Jews in Australia traces the history of Australian Jews from the British settlement of Australia commencing in 1788. Though Europeans had visited Australia before 1788, there is no evidence of any Jewish sailors among the crew. The first Jews known to have come to Australia came as convicts transported to Botany Bay in 1788 aboard the First Fleet that established the first European settlement on the continent, on the site of present-day Sydney. There were 97,335 Australians who identified themselves as Jewish in the 2011 census, but the actual number is estimated to be 112,000. (An answer to the question on the census was optional.) The majority are Ashkenazi Jews , many of them Jewish refugees , including Holocaust survivors who arrived during and after World War II, and their descendants. Jews make up about 0.5% of the Australian population. National Archives of Australia . (some having arrived via the Dunera or their descendants)

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The history of Jews in Australia traces the history of Australian Jews from the British settlement of Australia commencing in 1788. Though Europeans had visited Australia before 1788, there is no evidence of any Jewish sailors among the crew. The first Jews known to have come to Australia came as convicts transported to Botany Bay in 1788 aboard the First Fleet that established the first European settlement on the continent, on the site of present-day Sydney. 97,335 Australian residents identified themselves as Jewish by religion in the 2011 census, but the actual number was estimated then to be 112,000. (An answer to the question on the census was optional.). In the 2021 census 99,956 residents identified themselves as religious Jews but in the same census only 29,115 identified themselves as Jewish by preferred ancestry, so the number of Jewish Australians simply is not known. Given more than two centuries of Jewish migration to Australia and the extent of moving away from or marrying out of Judaism, as many as 250,000 Australian residents may have Jewish ancestries. The majority are Ashkenazi Jews , many of them Jewish refugees , including Holocaust survivors who arrived during and after World War II, and their descendants. Jews make up about 0.5% of the Australian population. National Archives of Australia . (some having arrived via the Dunera or their descendants)

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