EMERGING NEEDS SCOPING STUDY SOUTHEASTERN EUROPEAN REPORT PRESENTED TO THE OFFICE FOR THE AGEING, SOUTH AUSTRALIA BY HOKJOK (Kristin Johansson & Helena Kyriazopoulos) HOKJOK Consortium partners Dr. Kate Barnett: The Australian Institute for Social Research University of Adelaide Miriam Cocking: Seniors Information Service April 2011 1 1 CONTENTS 2 Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................... 12 2.1 Census data and community size .......................................................................................... 13 2.2 Funding Issues ....................................................................................................................... 14 2.3 Current service provision ...................................................................................................... 14 2.4 Community overview ............................................................................................................ 17 2.4.1 Bosnian community ...................................................................................................... 17 2.5 Bulgarian community ............................................................................................................ 19 2.6 Croatian community ............................................................................................................. 20 2.7 Macedonian community ....................................................................................................... 21 2.8 Serbian community ............................................................................................................... 23 2.9 Comments ............................................................................................................................. 24 2.10 Recommendations ................................................................................................................ 26 2.10.1 Bosnian .......................................................................................................................... 26 2.10.2 Bulgarian ....................................................................................................................... 26 2.10.3 Croatian ......................................................................................................................... 26 2.10.4 Macedonian .................................................................................................................. 27 2.10.5 Serbian .......................................................................................................................... 27 2.10.6 Other ............................................................................................................................. 28 3 Project Overview ........................................................................................................................... 29 3.1 Project outline ....................................................................................................................... 29 3.2 Methodology ......................................................................................................................... 31 3.3 Community assistance .......................................................................................................... 33 3.4 Key community people ......................................................................................................... 34 3.5 Data integrity issues .............................................................................................................. 35 3.5.1 2006 Census data .......................................................................................................... 35 3.5.2 Questionnaire responses .............................................................................................. 35 3.6 Project benefits to date ........................................................................................................ 37 4 Community Overview ................................................................................................................... 38 4.1 Southeastern Europe ............................................................................................................ 38 4.1.1 A historical overview ..................................................................................................... 38 4.1.2 Migration trends ........................................................................................................... 38 4.1.3 Metropolitan location ................................................................................................... 42 4.1.4 Serbo-Croatian/Yugoslavian (so described) .................................................................. 47 4.1.5 Ancestry data ................................................................................................................ 49 2 4.1.6 Overview of all Southeastern Europe Group responses ............................................... 51 4.2 Bosnia and Herzegovina ........................................................................................................ 57 4.2.1 A historical overview ..................................................................................................... 57 4.2.2 Bosnia and Herzegovina today ...................................................................................... 57 4.2.3 Bosnian migration to Australia ..................................................................................... 58 4.2.4 Bosnia and Herzegovina born Australians .................................................................... 58 4.2.5 Bosnians in South Australia ........................................................................................... 59 4.2.6 Health profile ................................................................................................................ 64 4.2.7 Bosnian questionnaire responses ................................................................................. 66 4.3 Bulgaria ................................................................................................................................. 68 4.3.1 A historical overview ..................................................................................................... 68 4.3.2 Bulgaria today ............................................................................................................... 68 4.3.3 Bulgarian migration to Australia ................................................................................... 69 4.3.4 Bulgaria born Australians .............................................................................................. 69 4.3.5 Bulgarians in South Australia ........................................................................................ 70 4.3.6 Bulgarian questionnaire responses ............................................................................... 75 4.4 Croatia ................................................................................................................................... 76 4.4.1 A historical overview ..................................................................................................... 76 4.4.2 Croatia today ................................................................................................................. 76 4.4.3 Croatian migration to Australia ..................................................................................... 77 4.4.4 Croatia born Australians ............................................................................................... 77 4.4.5 Croatians in South Australia .......................................................................................... 78 4.4.6 Croatian questionnaire responses ................................................................................ 84 4.5 Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) .............................................................. 86 4.5.1 A historical overview ..................................................................................................... 86 4.5.2 Macedonia today .......................................................................................................... 87 4.5.3 Macedonian migration to Australia .............................................................................. 87 4.5.4 Macedonia born Australians ......................................................................................... 87 4.5.5 Macedonians in South Australia ................................................................................... 88 4.5.6 Macedonian questionnaire responses .......................................................................... 95 4.6 Serbia .................................................................................................................................... 97 4.6.1 A historical overview ..................................................................................................... 97 4.6.2 Serbia today .................................................................................................................. 97 4.6.3 Serbian migration .......................................................................................................... 98 4.6.4 Serbia born Australians ................................................................................................. 98 4.6.5 Serbs in South Australia 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