South African Australians are citizens of Australia who are of South African descent.
According to the 2006 Australian census 104,128 Australians were born in South Africa. Also in the Census 79,513 residents claimed South African ancestry, either alone or with another ancestry. 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 descent; only a very small percentage, around 2-3% have been of Afrikaans origin.
More than half of the South African Australians arrived following the election of Nelson Mandela in 1994. A behaviour stigmatised by white South Africans who remained in their homeland as "Packing for Perth". "Packing for Perth" (and the initials "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, typically, the very people who ended up immigrating.
In 2007-08 4,000 South Africans permanently settled in Australia, a number that is slightly lower than previous years.
Sydney has the largest number of South African-born residents (28,425), followed by Perth (18,828), Melbourne (17,318) and Brisbane (12,821).
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Notable people
- Wendy Botha (pro surfer)
- Robin Bell (athlete)
- Scherri-Lee Biggs (Miss Universe Australia 2011)
- John Maxwell Coetzee (writer, 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate)
- Bryce Courtenay (writer)
- Collette Dinnigan (fashion designer)
- Anton Enus (SBS newsreader)
- 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)
- Jessica Marais (actress)
- Kerr Neilson (fund manager)
- 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)
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See also
- South African diaspora
- African Australians
References
Source of article : Wikipedia
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