Jamaican Australians

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Jamaican Australians
Total population
2,400 (by ancestry, 2011) [1]
Regions with significant populations
Flag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales Sydney
Melbourne
Adelaide
Perth
Brisbane
Languages
English (Australian English, Jamaican English) Jamaican Patois
Religion
Catholicism  · Protestantism  · Rastafari
Related ethnic groups
Jamaicans, British Jamaicans, Jamaican Canadians, Jamaican Americans, African Australians

Jamaican Australians are Australian people who are fully or partially of Jamaican descent.

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According to the 2006 Australian census, 786 Australians were born in Jamaica [2] while 1,774 claimed Jamaican ancestry, either alone or with another ancestry. [3]

Notable people

NameBorn - DiedNotable forConnection with AustraliaConnection with Jamaica
Billy Blue 1767–1834Australian convictConvicted and transported to AustraliaAlthough Billy Blue’s place and date of birth are uncertain, convict records suggest he was born in Jamaica around 1767
Shawn Gillies 1981–Australian cricketerMigrated to AustraliaBorn in Jamaica
Brendan Nash 1977–Australian cricketerBorn in AustraliaSon of Paul Nash who is Jamaican by birth
Deni Hines 1970–SingerBorn in AustraliaJamaican ancestry
Marcia Hines 1953–SingerMigrated to Australia in 1969; member of the Order of Australia (naturalised 1994)Jamaican ancestry
Paul Nash 1943–SwimmerMigrated to AustraliaBorn Jamaica
Zahra Newman ActorBorn Jamaica
Seaman Dan 1929–Singer-songwriterBorn in AustraliaJamaican ancestry
Peter Jackson 1861–1901BoxerMigrated to AustraliaJamaican ancestry
Ashleigh Francis 1989–Miss World AustraliaBorn in AustraliaJamaican ancestry
Marvin Priest 1981–British/Australian-based singerMigrated to AustraliaJamaican ancestry
Eka Darville 1989–ActorBorn in, and resides in AustraliaJamaican ancestry

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References

  1. The people of Australia: Statistics from the 2011 census (PDF). Canberra: Department of Immigration and Border Protection. 2014. p. 57. ISBN   978-1-920996-23-9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014.
  2. "20680-Country of Birth of Person (full classification list) by Sex - Australia" (XLS). 2006 Census. Australian Bureau of Statistics . Retrieved 2 June 2008: Total count of persons: 19,855,288.CS1 maint: postscript (link)[ dead link ]
  3. "20680-Ancestry (full classification list) by Sex - Australia" (XLS). 2006 Census. Australian Bureau of Statistics . Retrieved 2 June 2008: Total responses: 25,451,383 for total count of persons: 19,855,288.CS1 maint: postscript (link)[ dead link ]