Meat products such as prosciutto, kulen and Significant stigma is associated with mental health issues such as dementia. Often families cured bacon and salami. Foods Strong family involvement is encouraged and where embarrassed to talk it in front Dairy products include cottage cheese and Spanish speaking people enjoy a wide range of are Significant stigma is about associated withof friends mental Foods Meat products such as prosciutto, kulen and possible the family must be consulted during and may be feeling high levelsand ofOften guilttimes due ofto cheese madepastas, from sheep milkmeat, are favourites foods including rice, red poultry,Strong family involvement is encouraged where health issues such as dementia. families cured bacon and salami. Foods Spanish speaking people enjoy a wide range of FACT SHEET FACT FACTSHEET SHEET FACT SHEET FACT SHEET about need aged care. illness andunable being toencouraged care forfor the elderly. are usedenjoy for preparing various pork, fish, sausages, vegetables, legumes (beans) Strong family involvement isthe and possible the must be consulted during arefamily embarrassed to talk about itwhere intimes front of friends and Dairy products include cottage cheese and Spanish speaking people a wide range ofdishes. foods including pastas, rice, red meat, poultry, It is expected that the whole family is informed Vegetables such as potatoes, beans, cabbage, and potatoes. possible the family must be consulted during times ofguilt about the need for aged care. illness and and may be feeling high levels of due to foodspork, including pastas,made rice, red meat, poultry, from sheep milk (beans) are favourites fish, cheese sausages, vegetables, legumes Attitude to sickness and death and consulted when there is a health issue or any tomatoes, onions and lettuce. the need fortoaged being unable carecare. for the elderly. pork,and fish,potatoes. sausages, vegetables, legumesvarious (beans)dishes.illness and about and are used for preparing When Spanish speaking people are ill they prefer to other problem. Drinks include wines and soft drinks, tea, coffees Pickling and salting of cabbage, turnip, Attitude sickness and potatoes. to It is expectedand thatdeath the whole family is informed Vegetables such as potatoes, beans, cabbage, seek help from a Spanish speaking practitioner. and chocolate. The Church is important in the religious, social peppers, cucumbers, and beetroot. sickness and death WhentoSpanish speaking peoplethere are ill they prefer to or any and consulted when is a health issue tomatoes, anddrinks, lettuce.tea, coffees Attitude Drinks include winesonions and soft life of illCroatians Fruits plums cherries are used to When makeseek Spanish speaking people are they preferand to continued help and from acultural Spanish speaking practitioner. Drinks include wines -and softand drinks, tea, other problem. and chocolate. 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PDF PDFcreated createdwith withpdfFactory pdfFactorytrial trialversion versionwww.pdffactory.com www.pdffactory.com Spanish Spanish Speaking Speaking Communities Communities The Gold The Coast Gold Coast Community Community Spanish Speaking Communities The Gold Coast Community Geographic Geographic Distribution Distribution The Census The Census in 2001 in recorded 2001 recorded aroundaround 93,59393,593Australia Australia was J.B.L. was De J.B.L. Arrieta, De Arrieta, who arrived who arrived in 1821. in 1821. Experiences Experiences of persecution of persecution including including torture,torture, Spanish Spanish speaking speaking people people living in living Australia. in Australia. Geographic Distribution The colonial The colonial Government Government of NSWof granted NSW granted him 2,000 him 2,000 imprisonment, imprisonment, separation separation and loss and of loss family of family The Census in 2001 recorded around 93,593 acres of acres fertile of land fertile at land Morton at Morton Park. He Park. died He in died 1838. in 1838. members members affect affect many many Spanish Spanish speaking speaking people people Australia was J.B.L. De Arrieta, who arrived in 1821. Experiences of persecution including torture, A total A oftotal 9,474 of or 9,474 10% orlived 10% inlived Queensland. in Queensland. Spanish speaking people living in Australia. living living in separation Australia, in Australia, especially from Latin from Latin The colonial Government of NSW granted him 2,000 imprisonment, and especially lossthose of those family Spaniard's Hillat(near Hill Camden (near in NSW) is1838. recognised is recognised American American countries. acres Spaniard's of fertile land Morton Park.Camden He diedininNSW) members affect manycountries. Spanish speaking people In Coast Gold City were there 1,204 were 1,204 Spanish Spanishin his memory. A totalInof Gold 9,474 or 10%Coast lived there inCity Queensland. in his memory. living in Australia, especially those from Latin speaking speaking peoplepeople which which made made up around up around 12% of12% of Agecountries. Age Spaniard's Hill (near Camden in NSW) is recognised American Spanish Spanish speakers livingwere inliving Queensland. in Queensland. few Spanish A few Spanish fortune-seekers fortune-seekers were recorded were recorded in the in The the median In Gold Coast City speakers there 1,204 Spanish The median age ofage Spanish of Spanish speaking speaking peoplepeople in in in his A memory. VictoriaVictoria goldfields goldfields in the 1850 in theand 1850 a group and a of group Catalan of Catalan speaking people which made up around 12% of 52.0 compared years compared with 46.0 withyears 46.0 for years for 2001 was 200152.0 wasyears Age Thespeakers Spanish The Spanish speaking communities communities that live that in the liveAinfew theand inthe 1880. in 1880. Basque andfortune-seekers Basque Spaniards Spaniards migrated to Victoria to in Victoria Spanish living in speaking Queensland. Spanish weremigrated recorded all overseas-born allage overseas-born and 35.6 and years 35.6people years for the the total The median of Spanish speaking infortotal Gold Coast Gold region Coast region are dispersed are dispersed acrossacross a number a number Victoria goldfields in the 1850 and a group of Catalan 2001 was Australian Australian population. population. Approximately Approximately 63 per 63 cent per cent 52.0 years compared with 46.0 years for of suburbs. ofspeaking suburbs. There There are larger are that larger numbers however however AroundSpaniards Around 1885, a1885, number a number of to Spanish of Spanish families families settledsettled in were in aged The Spanish communities live numbers in the in 1880. and Basque migrated Victoria were 45 aged and 45 over. and over. all overseas-born and 35.6 years for the total who reside who reside inare thedispersed in suburbs the suburbs of Southport, of number Southport, Robina,Robina,White White Hills (Victoria). Hills (Victoria). OthersOthers settledsettled near Echuca near Echuca Gold Coast region across a Australian population. Approximately 63 per cent Mermaid Mermaid Waters-Clear Island Waters, Waters, Labrador, Labrador, (Victoria) worked and worked as tomato as tomato growers, growers, while while Language still of suburbs. There areWaters-Clear largerIsland numbers however Around 1885,(Victoria) a and number of Spanish families settled in still were aged 45Language and over. Carrara-Merrimac Eagleby. and Eagleby. Burleigh Burleigh Waters, Waters, settledsettled in Others Queensland in settled Queensland and and worked in the in The the main who reside in the suburbs ofCarrara-Merrimac Southport,and Robina, White others Hills others (Victoria). nearworked Echuca The languages main languages spokenspoken at home at home by Spanish by Spanish sugar cane sugar industry. caneasindustry. Mermaid Waters-Clear Island Waters, Labrador, (Victoria) and worked tomato growers, while still Language speaking speaking communities communities in Australia in Australia were Spanish, were Spanish, (Source:(Source: A SocialAProfile SocialofProfile Gold Coast of Gold City, Coast 2004) City, 2004) Burleigh Waters, Carrara-Merrimac and Eagleby. others settled in Queensland and worked in the The main English English and Italian. and Italian.at home by Spanish languages spoken (Source:(Source: Community Community Information Information Summaries Summaries DIMA) DIMA) sugar cane industry. Historical Historical Background Background speaking communities in Australia were Spanish, (Source: A Social Profile of Gold Coast City, 2004) Religion Religion English and Italian. The Spanish The Spanish Speaking Speaking community community in Queensland in Queensland Spanish-speaking people people from Latin from America Latin America (Source:Spanish-speaking Community Information Summaries DIMA) At the 2001 At theCensus 2001 Census the major the religions major religions amongst amongst the the is oneBackground isofone enormous of enormous diversity. diversity. Spanish Spanish is the is firstthe first Historical Spanish Spanish speaking speaking communities communities were were Western Western language language for a large forcommunity anumber large number ofinpeople of people who arrived who arrivedThe first Religion The Spanish Speaking Queensland Themajor first people major group group of Latin of American Latin American migrants migrants Spanish-speaking from Latin America Catholic, Catholic, Baptist Baptist and Anglican. and Anglican. in Australia from from many many countries countries including includingarrivedarrived At the 2001 Census the major religions amongst the is oneinof Australia enormous diversity. Spanish is the first in Australia in Australia in the in1970s, the 1970s, particularly particularly from from Argentina, Bolivia, Bolivia, Chile, Chile, Colombia, Colombia, Costa Costa Rica, Rica,Argentina, Spanish speaking communities were Western language forArgentina, a large number of people who arrived Argentina, Chile, Chile, Colombia Peru, Colombia and migrants Ecuador and Ecuador as a as a (Source: The first major group Peru, of Latin American (Source: Community Community Information Information Summaries Summaries DIMA) DIMA) Cuba, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Republic, Ecuador, Ecuador, El Salvador, El Salvador,result of Catholic, Baptist and Anglican. in Australia fromDominican many countries including result harsh of political harsh political and economic and economic circumstances circumstances arrived in Australia in the 1970s, particularly from Guatemala, Guatemala, Guinea Equatorial, Equatorial, Honduras, Mexico,Mexico,in these Argentina, Bolivia, Chile,Guinea Colombia, Costa Honduras, Rica, incountries. these countries. Argentina, Chile, Peru, Colombia and Ecuador as a (Source:Culture Culture and Customs andSummaries Customs Community Information DIMA) Nicaragua, Panama, Panama, Paraguay, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Peru, Philippines, Cuba,Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, result of harsh political and economic circumstances Puerto Puerto Rico, Spain, Rico, Spain, Uruguay Uruguay and Venezuela. and Venezuela. Guatemala, Guinea Equatorial, Honduras, Mexico, unrest,unrest, civil civil Between Between the 1980s the 1980s and 1990s and 1990s politicalpolitical in these countries. Spanish speaking speaking peoplepeople are diverse are diverse and bring and bring Culture Customs Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, war, religious war, religious and racial and persecution racial persecution in a number in a number of Spanish ofand along to along Australia to Australia a wide a variety wide variety of cultural of cultural practises practises The significant first significant contribution contribution of Spanish of SpanishLatin American PuertoThe Rico,first Spain, Uruguay and Venezuela. American countries countries including including Chile, Chile, Salvador El Salvador unrest,El civil Between theLatin 1980s and 1990s political and customs. and customs. Their love Their of love music of music and dance and dance is is predates predates the arrival the arrival of ofand Nicaragua speaking speaking peoplepeople to Australia to Australia Spanish speaking people are diverse and bring resulted resulted in many ininpeople many people migrating to to war, religiousand andNicaragua racial persecution a number of migrating renowned renowned around around the world. the world. the Spanish first Spanish settler. settler. It was Itthe introduction the introduction in inAustralia. The the first first significant contribution ofwas Spanish Australia. Latin American countries including Chile, El Salvador along to Australia a wide variety of cultural practises 1797 of 1797 Spanish Spanish merino merino sheepthe sheep to arrival NSW. to ofNSW. These These Their love of music and dance is predates speaking people toofAustralia and Nicaragua resulted in many people migrating to and customs. Like around inLike many in many cultures other cultures food isfood a characteristic is a characteristic sheep sheep were settler. the were beginning the beginning of the Australian of the Australian renowned theother world. the first Spanish It was the introduction inmerinomerino Following Following the 1990s the 1990s many Spanish many Spanish speaking speaking people people Australia. element element of cultural of cultural and social and social life for lifeSpanish for Spanish breed. breed. The first The recorded first recorded Spanish Spanish free settler free settler in in 1797 of Spanish merino sheep to NSW. These arrivedarrived in Australia in Australia under under the Family the Family Reunion Reunion speaking speaking people. people. Like in many other cultures food is a characteristic sheep were the beginning of the Australian merino Program, and many and were many older were people older people rejoining their their Following theProgram, 1990s many Spanish speaking peoplerejoining breed. The first recorded Spanish free settler in family members. arrivedfamily in members. Australia under the Family Reunion element of cultural and social life for Spanish Program, and many were older people rejoining their speaking people. family members. PDF created PDF created with pdfFactory with pdfFactory trial version trial version www.pdffactory.com www.pdffactory.com F created with pdfFactory trial version www.pdffactory.com
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