South African Australians
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South African Australians are citizens or residents of Australia who are of South African descent.
According to the 2006 Australian census, 104,128 Australians were born in South Africa.[2] Also in the census, 79,513 residents claimed South African ancestry, either alone or with another ancestry.[3] Immigration from South Africa to Australia, particularly by professionals, accelerated in the 1990s. The large majority of South African immigrants to Australia have been of British Isles descent; only a very small percentage, around 2-3% have been of Afrikaner origin.[citation needed]
More than half of the South African Australians arrived following the election of Nelson Mandela in 1994.[4] A behaviour stigmatised by white South Africans who remained in their homeland as "Packing for Perth" ("PFP") was also a humorous dig and reference to supporters of the Progressive Federal Party - a political party formed in 1977 that drew support mainly from liberal English-speaking white people.[5]
In 2007-2008, around 4,000 South Africans permanently settled in Australia, a number that is slightly lower than previous years.[6]
The 2011 data showed that Sydney has the largest number of South African-born residents (31,680), followed by Perth (28,700), Melbourne (20,968).[7]
Notable people[]
- (CEO, NRL)
- Joany Badenhorst (paralympic snowboarder)
- Wendy Botha (pro surfer)
- Robin Bell (athlete)
- Scherri-Lee Biggs (Miss Universe Australia 2011)
- Lauren Brant (former Hi-5 member)
- Kearyn Baccus (soccer player)
- J. M. Coetzee (writer, 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate)
- Bryce Courtenay (writer)
- Michelle Cowan (AFL / AFLW Coach)
- Collette Dinnigan (fashion designer)
- Ceridwen Dovey (writer)
- Anton Enus (SBS newsreader)
- (actor and singer)[8]
- Damian Cupido (Australian rules football player)
- Dane Haylett-Petty (rugby union football player)
- Dean Geyer (singer, and actor)
- David Gonski (chair, Australian Stock Exchange)
- Frances Hargreaves (actress)
- Cariba Heine (actress)
- Robert Holmes à Court (1937-1990) (businessman, Australia's richest person)
- Jason Johannisen (Australian Rules football player)
- Craig Johnston (soccer player)
- Dena Kaplan (actress)
- Gail Kelly (CEO, Westpac)
- Marius Kloppers (CEO, BHP)
- Marnus Labuschagne (Australian Test cricketer)
- Jessica Marais (actress)
- Sisonke Msimang (writer)[9]
- Kerr Neilson (fund manager)
- Paul O'Brien (actor)
- Craig Reucassel (comedian)
- Lovemore N'dou (boxer)
- Clyde Rathbone (rugby player)
- Selwyn (R&B singer)
- Troye Sivan (actor and singer-songwriter)
- Tammin Sursok (actress)
- Daniel Vickerman (rugby player)
- Margaret Wild (writer)
- Nathaniel Willemse (singer)
- Young Pluto (boxer)
- Morné Morkel (Former South Africa International Cricketer)
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Migration, Australia, 2019-20 financial year; Australian Bureau of Statistics". 17 June 2021.
- ^ "20680-Country of Birth of Person (full classification list) by Sex - Australia" (Microsoft Excel download). 2006 census. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 3 June 2008. Total count of persons: 19,855,288.
- ^ "20680-Ancestry (full classification list) by Sex - Australia" (Microsoft Excel download). 2006 census. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 June 2008. Total responses: 25,451,383 for total count of persons: 19,855,288.
- ^ The African migrants who fear a lower standard of living Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Kaplan, David (3 October 2019). "Packing for Perth: Skills flight is a reality, and we must plan for it". The Daily Maverick. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ Year Book 2008
- ^ "How many South Africans are moving to Australia". BusinessTECH. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ Awarau, Aroha (25 January 2019). "Being black felt like a sin, says actor playing Nelson Mandela". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ Kembrey, Melanie (9 August 2018). "Sisonke Msimang interview: 'The dream of freedom was a sort of home for us'". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- Australian people of South African descent
- African Australian
- Ethnic groups in Australia
- South African Australian