Belgian Australians
Ethnic group
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Belgian Australians (Dutch: Belgische Australiërs) (French: Australiens Belges) are Australian citizens of Belgian ancestry or Belgian-born people who reside in Australia.
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 6,378[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Predominantly New South Wales and Queensland | |
| Languages | |
| English · Walloon French · Dutch | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Christianity and Atheism, followed by Judaism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| French Australians · Dutch Australians |
Belgian Australians
This is a list of notable Belgian Australians and their descendants.
- Ted Baillieu, Liberal Party of Australia Premier of Victoria (2010–2013) and Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Electoral district of Hawthorn since 1999[2]
- William Baillieu, philanthropist, businessman and parliamentarian[3][4]
- Mathias Cormann, Secretary General, OECD. Former Liberal Senator for Western Australia [5] and Australian Minister for Finance between 2013 and 2020. [6]
- Wouter De Backer (Gotye), ARIA Award-winning singer-songwriter.
- Chantale Delrue, visual artist, member of Tasmanian Honour Roll of Women[7][8]
- Nicolas Hyeronimus (1808–1860), pioneering innkeeper, merchant, pastoralist and politician in colonial New South Wales; member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as inaugural member for the electoral district of Wellington
- Karel Axel Lodewycks, author and Chief Librarian of the Melbourne University Library[9]
- Pierre Ryckmans, Professor of Chinese Studies at the University of Sydney
- Bradley Wiggins, born in Belgium to an Australian father
