According to the Census there were 9,879 Australians who claimed full or partial Argentine ancestry and 20,940 Argentina-born citizens who were residing in Australia at the moment of the census.

[4] Immigration from Argentina to Australia dates back to 1891, when the colonial census conducted that year recorded 25 Argentines living in Australia, indicating an old constant presence in the country.

The Argentine community remained small and there wasn't much immigration from the South American country until many years later.

In 1947, there were 249 Argentina-born people residing in Australia and by 1971 the number had increased to 1,805.

[2] Argentine immigration since the 1970s reflected Argentina's economic difficulties and political instability.