Do ethnic communities retain their culture in Australia longer?

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Originally Posted by Docere

And Melbourne just has more Greeks than Toronto or Montreal, so that critical mass may keep the language alive longer.

Hi from Oz. The answer is a definite YES. I have worked with many people of Italian and Greek descent, second, third generations, and their circle of friends still tend to be largely of their own heritage. This then continues on to marriages as they mostly marry within their ethnicity, arising from socialising in large social groups of the same background.