The post-war immigration

After the Second World War in Melbourne flooded immigrants from Mediterranean countries, mainly from Greece and Italy, as well as from Turkey and Cyprus. According to the 2001 census, the population of the Greater Melbourne's 151,785 ethnic Greeks .47% of the Greek population lives in Melbourne, Australia .The city is often referred to as "the biggest Greek city outside Greece."

The demographic situation in Melbourne is characterized by more or less uniform dispersal of the various ethnic groups in areas of the city, but some of them are members of certain groups have historically had an advantage. It is believed that the Italians living in the Carlton and Brunswick, Macedonians - in Thomas town, Hindus and people of Sri Lanka - in the south-east, the Greeks - in Oak Leigh, Northcote and Hinsdale, the Vietnamese - in Richmond, Foots Cray and Springveyl, Maltese - in the Sunshine, the Serbs - in St. Albans, the Turks - in Coburg, the Lebanese - in Broudmedous, Russian - at the Carnegie, the Spaniards - in Fitzroy, representatives of North Africa - in Flemington.

The number of residents of Melbourne, who were born outside Australia is 34.8% (national average - 23.1%). The UK is home to 4.7% of residents of the city, followed by Italy (2.4%), Greece (1.9%) and China (1.3%).

Despite the fact that the overall demographic situation in Victoria is subject to fluctuations, the statistical service of Melbourne noted a steady increase in the number of residents by about 50,000 people a year, starting in 2003. Melbourne is now the main place where to seek new immigrants from abroad, while beating on this indicator Sydney. In addition, the city is currently growing at the expense of immigrants from other major cities in Australia because of more affordable housing prices and relatively low cost of living. In the past few years the population growth in areas of Melbourne, as the Melton, Wyndham and Casey, was the highest among the local municipalities in Australia. It is predicted that if population growth continues in Melbourne at the same rate, then the city can once again become the largest in Australia in 2028.

The population density in Melbourne after World War II began to decline due to the development of new areas for residential areas, the development of public transport and increase the fleet of private vehicles. During these years the city's development occurred mainly in the east. After extensive public debate in the 1980s and the recession of the 1990s, it was decided to develop the city in a westerly direction and simultaneously increase the population density in central areas.

Finally, Melbourne provided the future for thousands of immigrants. People of different nationalizes came to this city after the World War.

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Australia in World War II

Australia entered World War II shortly after the German invasion of Poland - the war Germany was declared September 3, 1939.By the end of the war in the armed forces of Australia were 993 thousand people (6.9 million people. Population), the Australian military units fought in Europe, North Africa and the Pacific.During the war, the territory of Australia for the first time in history been directly attacked by the enemy (the Japanese bombing of northern Australia in 1942-43). During the Second World War killed 39,366 Australian servicemen and 735 civilians (according to the Australian War Memorial. In general, the war in Australia consisted of two separate wars: one - against Germany and Italy, as part of the military efforts of the British Commonwealth, and the other - against Japan in alliance with the United States and Great Britain. Although the majority of Australian troops were withdrawn from the Mediterranean to the beginning of full-scale war in the Pacific, many Australian connections have continued to take part in aerial combat against Germany. From 1942 until the beginning of 1944 Australian troops played a significant role in the war in the Pacific, accounting for most of the allied forces in the south-western part. Since the beginning of 1944 Australian troops were mostly on secondary fronts, but at the same time they continued to take part in the attack on Japan, until the end of the war. World War II brought major changes to the Australian economy, as well as in domestic and foreign policy. The war accelerated the process of industrialization has led to an increase in and development of the armed forces, as well as to the fact that in terms of foreign policy was guided Australia to the U.S. to a greater extent than in the UK. An indirect result of the war was an internal transformation of Australian society - it has become more diverse and cosmopolitan.

To sum up, Melbourne plead on important role diving the World War 2. It suffered greatly from enemies bombing.

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