<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Buddhism, Christianity, Irreligion, Taoism, Confucianism </Td> </Tr> <P> Vietnamese Australians (Vietnamese: Người Úc gốc Việt) are Australians of Vietnamese ancestry, or people who migrated to Australia from Vietnam . Communities of overseas Vietnamese are referred to as Việt Kiều or người Việt hải ngoại . </P> <P> Up until 1975 there were fewer than 2,000 Vietnam - born people in Australia . Following the takeover of South Vietnam by the North Vietnamese communist government in April 1975, Australia, being a signatory to the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, agreed to resettle its share of Vietnam - born refugees under a refugee resettlement plan between 1975 and 1985 . After the initial intake of refugees in the late 1970s, there was a second immigration peak in 1983--84, most likely a result of the 1982 agreement between the Australian and Vietnamese governments (the Orderly Departure Program) which allowed relatives of Vietnamese Australians to leave Vietnam and migrate to Australia . A third immigration peak in the late 1980s seems to have been mainly due to Australia's family reunion scheme . Over 90,000 refugees were processed, and entered Australia during this time . </P> <P> By the 1990s, the number of Vietnam - born migrating to Australia had surpassed the number entering as refugees . From 1991 to 1993, the percentage of Vietnam - born migrants had reached 77 per cent of the total intake of Vietnam - born arriving in Australia, and by 2000, the percentage of Vietnam - born migrants had climbed to 98 per cent . In 2001--2002, 1,919 Vietnam - born migrants and 44 humanitarian entrants settled in Australia . </P>

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