Jamaican Australians

Jamaican Australians
Total population
(2,400 (by ancestry, 2011)[1])
Regions with significant populations
Languages
Jamaican English, Jamaican Patois
Religion
Christianity · Protestantism · Rastafarianism
Related ethnic groups
Jamaicans, Jamaican-British, Jamaican Canadians, Jamaican Americans, Jamaican Nigerians, African Australians

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

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 Jamaican Australians

name Born - DiedNotable forConnection with AustraliaConnection with Jamaica
Billy Blue1767-1834Australian convictConvicted and transported to Australia Although Billy Blue’s place and date of birth are uncertain, convict records suggest he was born in Jamaica around 1767
Shawn Gillies1981-Australian cricketerMigrated to AustraliaBorn in Jamaica
Brendan Nash1977-Australian cricketerBorn in AustraliaSon of Paul Nash who is Jamaican by birth
Deni Hines1970-SingerBorn in AustraliaJamaican ancestry
Marcia Hines1953-SingerMigrated to Australia in 1969; member of the Order of Australia (naturalised 1994)Jamaican ancestry
Paul Nash1943-SwimmerMigrated to AustraliaBorn Jamaica
Seaman Dan1929-Singer-songwriterBorn in AustraliaJamaican ancestry
Peter Jackson1861-1901BoxerMigrated to AustraliaJamaican ancestry
Ashleigh Francis1989-Miss World AustraliaBorn in AustraliaJamaican ancestry
Marvin Priest1981-British/Australian-based singerMigrated to AustraliaJamaican ancestry
Eka Darville1989-ActorBorn in, and resides in AustraliaJamaican ancestry

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The People of Australia – Statistics from the 2011 Census" (PDF). Australian Government.
  2. ↑ "20680-Country of Birth of Person (full classification list) by Sex - Australia" (Microsoft Excel download). 2006 Census. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2008-06-02. Total count of persons: 19,855,288.
  3. ↑ "20680-Ancestry (full classification list) by Sex - Australia" (Microsoft Excel download). 2006 Census. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2008-06-02. Total responses: 25,451,383 for total count of persons: 19,855,288.

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