Caucasus. In May 2013, the New South Wales parliament formally recognised the Assyrian genocide. Assyrians have been labelled as a successful minority group, and have established many churches, schools and community centres. New Zealand 1991 census: 315 1996 census: 807 2001 census: 1,176 465 in the Auckland region 690 in the Wellington region Highest unemployment rate (40 percent) Highest-percentage-Christian ethnic group (99 percent) English spoken: 774; no English: 348. Number of languages spoken: 1: 225; 2: 405; 3: 423; 4: 63; 5: 3 2006 census: 1,683 See also Assyrian continuity Assyrian culture Assyrian homeland Assyrian independence movement Assyrians in Israel Eastern Aramaic languages History of Mesopotamia Name of Syria Refugees of Iraq Terms for Syriac Christians References Bibliography Eden Naby, "Les Assyriens d'Union soviétique," Cahiers du Monde russe, 16/3-4. 1975 Eden Naby, The Iranian Frontier Nationalities: The Kurds, the Assyrians, the Baluch and the Turkmens, in: McCagg and Silver (eds) Soviet Asian Ethnic Frontiers, New York, Pergamon Press, 1979 Iraklii Chikhladze and Giga Chikhladze, "The Yezidi Kurds and Assyrians of Georgia. The Problem of Diasporas and Integration into Contemporary Society," Journal of the Central Asia & the Caucasus (3 /21, 2003) Anna Saghabalian, Assyrians in Armenia, RFE/RL Armenian Service, Armenia Report, Thursday 13 August 1998 Onnik Krikorian, The Assyrian Community in Armenia, The Armenian Weekly Assyrians in Armenia Robert Alaux, The Last Assyrians, documentary film, 2004 Further reading Talia, Peter. Assyrians in the West. Chicago: Nineveh Printing Co. [199-]. 106 p. Without ISBN