Editing German diaspora (section)

===Oceania===
[[File:Australian Census 2011 demographic map - Australia by SLA - BCP field 1096 German Total Responses.svg|thumb|right|250px|People with German ancestry as a percentage of the population in Australia divided geographically by statistical local area, as of the 2011 census]]

* Australia has received a significant number of ethnic-German immigrants from Germany and elsewhere. Numbers vary depending on who is counted, but moderate criteria give an estimate of 750,000 (4% of the population). The first wave of German immigration to Australia began in 1838, with the arrival of Prussian [[Lutheranism|Lutheran]] settlers in [[South Australia]] (see ''[[German settlement in Australia]]''). After the Second World War, Australia received a large influx of displaced ethnic Germans. In the 1950s and 1960s, German immigration continued as part of a large post-war wave of European immigration to Australia.

There have been ethnic Germans in Australia since the founding of the New South Wales colony in 1788, Governor [[Arthur Phillip]] (the first [[Governor of New South Wales]]) had a German father. But, the first significant wave of German immigration was in 1838. These Germans, mostly Prussian immigrants (but also winegrowers from the [[Hesse-Nassau]] state and the [[Rheingau]]). From there after, thousands of Germans emigrated to Australia until [[World War I]]. Also, [[German Australian]] was the most identified ethnicity behind English and Irish in Australia until World War I.

After [[World War II]], large numbers of Germans emigrated to Australia to escape war-torn Europe.

* New Zealand has received modest, but steady, ethnic German immigration from the mid-19th century. Today the number of New Zealanders with German ancestry is estimated to be approximately 200,000 (5% of the population). Many [[German New Zealander]]s anglicized their names during the 20th century due to the negative perception of Germans fostered by World War I and World War II. New Zealanders of German descent include the late former [[Prime Minister of New Zealand|Prime Minister]] [[David Lange]]. The vast majority of Germans in New Zealand settled in the North Island, with a couple settling in the Christchurch area. Cities such as Tauranga, [[Nelson, New Zealand|Nelson]] and, to a lesser extent, Auckland have been somewhat influenced by German culture and values.