South African Australians

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South African Australians
Total population
144,666 (by ancestry, 2021)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Sydney, Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide
Languages

South African Australians (Afrikaans: Suid-Afrikaanse Australiërs) are citizens or residents of Australia who are of South African descent.

According to the 2016 Australian census, 162,450 Australian residents were born in South Africa, making up 0.7% of the country's population,[2] while 118,960 residents claimed "South African" ancestry, and another 4,865 stated their ancestry as "Afrikaner".[3]

Most South African-born Australians are native English-speakers (118,147) while a large minority speak Afrikaans at home (38,415).[4] Afrikaners are particularly concentrated in greater Perth. While just 0.2% of Australian residents in 2016 spoke Afrikaans at home, 0.6% of the residents of greater Perth (11,393) did. While 24% of South Africa-born Australians are Afrikaans speakers, census figures suggest that over one-third of South African Australians living in Western Australia are.[5][6]

People with South African ancestry as a percentage of the population in Sydney divided geographically by postal area, 2011

Immigration from South Africa to Australia, particularly by professionals, accelerated in the 1990s. More than half of the South African Australians arrived following the election of Nelson Mandela in 1994.[7] 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.[8]

The number of permanent settlers arriving in Australia from South Africa since 1991 (monthly)

In 2007–2008, around 4,000 South Africans permanently settled in Australia, a slightly lower number than previous years.[9]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ "Cultural diversity: Census". abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). 28 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Australia: Birthplace". .id informed decisions. .id consulting pty ltd. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Australia: Ancestry". .id informed decisions. .id consulting pty ltd. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  4. ^ "South Africa-born Community Information Summary" (PDF). Australian Government. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Australia: Birthplace". .id informed decisions. .id consulting pty ltd. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Australia: Language". .id informed decisions. .id consulting pty ltd. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  7. ^ The African migrants who fear a lower standard of living Sydney Morning Herald
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Year Book 2008
  10. ^ 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.
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