Scottish Australians

**Scottish Australian**
	Notable Scottish Australians :; John Hunter Lachlan Macquarie Thomas Brisbane Thomas Mitchell Andrew Barton Paterson;
Languages
	Australian English Scottish Gaelic
Religion
	Roman Catholic, Protestantism
Related ethnic groups
	Scottish people, Anglo Celtic Australians, Irish Australians, Welsh-Australians

Scottish Australians are residents of Australia who are of Scottish ancestry.

According to the 2008 Australian census 430,204 Australian residents were born in Scotland^[2] while 1,501,204 claimed Scottish ancestry, either alone or in combination with another ancestry.^[1]

History

Scottish Australians arrived with the First Fleet in 1788, including John Hunter who was later to become the second Governor of New South Wales. Three of the first six Governors of New South Wales were Scots: John Hunter from 1795 to 1800; Lachlan Macquarie from 1810 to 1821; and Thomas Brisbane from 1821 to 1825.

Demography

At the 2006 Census 430,204 Australian residents stated that they were born in Scotland.^[1] Of these 80,604 had Australian citizenship.^[3] The very great majority of residents, 83,503, had arrived in Australia in 1979 or earlier.^[3]

Highland gatherings

Highland gatherings are popular meetings in Australia celebrating Scottish culture. Notable gatherings include:

Bundanoon, New South Wales established in 1976, claimed to be one of the world's largest Highland Gatherings, and the biggest in Australia.^{[citation needed]}
Maryborough, Victoria held since 1857 on New Year's Day^[4]

Notable Scottish Australians

name	Born - Died	Notable for	Connection with Australia	Connection with Scotland
Thomas Brisbane	1773-1860	sixth governor of New South Wales	appointed governor in 1821	born near Largs in Ayrshire; educated at University of Edinburgh
John Hunter	1737-1821	second governor of New South Wales	arrived with the First Fleet in 1788	born in Leith
John Dunmore Lang	1799-1878	Presbyterian clergyman, writer, politician and activist	arrived Australia 1823 and lived there since that time	born Scotland
Andrew Barton Paterson	1864-1941	Composer of Australia's most widely known country folk song, Waltzing Matilda	Father was Andrew Bogle Paterson, a Scottish immigrant from Lanarkshire.
Lachlan Macquarie	1762-1824	fifth governor of New South Wales	appointed governor in 1809	born on the island of Ulva off the coast of the Isle of Mull; buried on the Isle of Mull
Thomas Mitchell	1792-1855	surveyor and explorer	arrived Australia 1827	born Scotland
George Reid	1845-1918	4th Prime Minister of Australia	arrived Australia 1852	born Scotland
Bon Scott	1946–1980	AC/DC vocalist	arrived Australia 1952	born Kirriemuir
Angus Young	1955-	AC/DC guitarist	arrived Australia 1963	born Glasgow
Malcolm Young	1953-	AC/DC guitarist	arrived Australia 1963	born Glasgow
George Young (rock musician)	1947-	Easybeats guitarist	arrived Australia 1963	born Glasgow

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "20680-Ancestry (full classification list) by Sex - Australia" (Microsoft Excel download). 2006 Census. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
^ ^a ^b "20680-Country of Birth of Person (full classification list) by Sex - Australia" (Microsoft Excel download). 2006 Census. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
^ ^a ^b "2914.0.55.002 2006 Census Ethnic Media Package" (Excel download). Census Dictionary, 2006 (cat.no 2901.0). Australian Bureau of Statistics. 2007-06-27. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
^ MaryboroughHighlandGathering

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