Vietnam

Vietnamese migration to Australia was spurred by the Vietnam War. Many Vietnamese people arrived as refugees after the conclusion of the war in 1975. Others arrived as the wives of Australian servicemen or as war orphans.

Vietnamese migration has continued to this day, often as Vietnam-born people seek education or employment opportunities in Australia.

In the 2021 Census, 334,785 Australians self-identified as having Vietnamese ancestry.

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Lam Tac Tam and his wife.

Lam Tac Tam

Lam Tac Tam arrived in Darwin as a refugee on a 17-metre fishing vessel in 1976 after fleeing Communist Vietnam.
A Vietnamese war orphan and an Australian friend working at a desk in school.

Operation Babylift

Operation Babylift was the name given to the mass evacuation of children from South Vietnam to numerous countries across the world, including Australia.