Sindhi Australians ( (

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); सिंधी आस्ट्रेलियाई (

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);) are

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that have Sindhi origins. According to the SBS Australia Census Explorer, there are an estimated 2,635 Sindhis in Australia, a 65% increase since 2016, mostly in areas like

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and

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History

Early

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s existed before the 20th century from

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, however they were very few. In 1952,

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gifted

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10 Red Sindhi bulls.

References

External links

Sydney Sindhi Association

Sindhi Sangat Australia

* ttps://www.sindhifoundation.org/about Sindhi Foundation {{Ancestry of Australians Sindhi people Sindhi diaspora Indian diaspora in Australia Pakistani diaspora in Australia Australian people of Indian descent

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