Why are there so many Greeks in Melbourne Australia?

Following World War II as well as the civil war in Greece, it is estimated that more than 160,000 Greeks came to Australia, mainly to Victoria. After time, the immigrants were able to obtain better jobs and more family members joined them from Greece.

Are there a lot of Greeks in Melbourne?

According to the 2016 Australian census, Melbourne has the largest Greek Australian population in Australia (173,598), although some estimates put the number as high as 400,000. It is the largest Greek population of any city in the world outside of Greece and Cyprus.