Jamaican Australians

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

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

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 Blue1767-1834Australian 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 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
Zahra NewmanActorBorn 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
DJ WadeMusic ProducerMigrated to AustraliaBorn in Jamaica

See also

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.
  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.


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