Almost Aussie Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 http://www.censusdat...ment&navpos=220In essence at the time of the census:145683 South Africans in Aus of which 35328 in WA and 30291 in Perth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloem860602 Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 Lucky bastards! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkwing Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 I thought there were a lot more... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordy Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 I am also surprised it is so low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candivw Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 Feels like every second person here is an ex suffer.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21yearsoutofrsa Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 I find that South Africans consistently overestimate how many South Africans there are anywhere. I think it's because they notice everything South African, they notice the South African shop, they notice everybody with a South African accent, they read forums like this, they possibly socialize with fellow South Africans. They don't notice the British shops, the British accents, don't have Brit friends or family members and don't read pomsinoz. They don't mingle in Pacific Island communities and the like. They don't interact with the more unskilled labour force. Everything they see appears to confirm how many South Africans there areI had one guy tell me that he thought there were about 400 k South Africans in NZ. That would mean every 10th person was an ex South African, but he was adamant.I estimated 200 k ex South Africans, so my estimate was a bit off (by quite a lot). It's still gone up by about a third since the last census, which is pretty big in any event. Some ex South Africans may have come over on British or NZ passports, but I suspect not enough to make a big difference. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cristel Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 2011 Censusdata - Suid Afrikaners in Australia = 145 683 En in : Greater Sydney 33 651 Greater Perth 30 291 Greater Melbourne 21 812 Greater Brisbane 19 588 Greater Adelaide 5 267 Greater Hobart 825 Canberra 749 Greater Darwin 467 En dan is daar 33 033 wat seker maar ‘Rural’ is ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMupersan Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 The only problem with these figures are the thousands of ex-Saffers who have landed here via other countries like the UK. Those people come in as UK migrants and don't show up in the SA stats. Would be very interesting to know how many there are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreaL Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 Thanks CristelI like to see the stats as it puts paid to some of the more ridiculous statements about how many South Africans are in certain areas of Australia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candivw Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 There are a lot of British people here, I work with one and heaps of them come into our shop, I would say there are more ex Brits than ex south africans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almost Aussie Posted June 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 I believe this excludes 457 visa holders of which there are thousands hence the reason why the numbers are lower than what most would expect. WA alone had a 60% growth in number of Saffers from 2006 - 2011. Any migration agent would be able to tell you their stories on how the demand has leaped over the last year as well. Also remember that many Saffer households would have stated that some of their kids were born in Australia which for some of us count as Saffers but technical they are Australians and counted as such. Anyway, still interesting stats... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cramer Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 (edited) I looked at these stats and these are by country of birth, but what I have just looked at there are 1632 Saffers in the ACT not 749AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS 2011 Census of Population and Housing List of tables Australian Capital Territory (8ACTE) 2358 sq Kms Find out more: Sex B09 COUNTRY OF BIRTH OF PERSON(a) BY SEX Country of Birth of Person Count of persons Males Females Persons Australia 126,213 128,407 254,620 Bosnia and Herzegovina 167 185 352 Cambodia 139 190 329 Canada 500 576 1,076 China (excl. SARs and Taiwan)(2,905 3,668 6,573 Croatia 724 740 1,464 Egypt 179 132 311 Fiji 368 442 810 Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) 192 180 372 Germany 1,076 1,253 2,329 Greece 518 540 1,058 Hong Kong (SAR of China)(677 713 1,390 India 3,174 2,706 5,880 Indonesia 417 598 1,015 Iraq 180 141 321 Ireland 459 383 842 Italy 1,058 977 2,035 Japan 209 457 666 Korea, Republic of (South) 700 858 1,558 Lebanon 196 189 385 Malaysia 1,014 1,183 2,197 Malta 153 153 306 Netherlands 538 581 1,119 New Zealand 2,245 2,125 4,370 Philippines 899 1,519 2,418 Poland 422 603 1,025 Singapore 448 471 919 South Africa 819 813 1,632 South Eastern Europe, nfd© 161 187 348 Sri Lanka 1,109 1,156 2,265 Thailand 381 665 1,046 Turkey 120 95 215 United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man(d) 8,193 7,884 16,077 United States of America 1,154 1,248 2,402 Vietnam 1,351 1,606 2,957 Born elsewhere(e) 8,880 9,223 18,103 Country of birth not stated 8,478 7,322 15,800 Total 176,416 180,169 356,585 This table is based on place of usual residence. (a) This list of countries consists of the most common 35 Country of Birth responses reported in the 2006 Census. ( Special Administrative Regions (SARs) comprise 'Hong Kong (SAR of China)' and 'Macau (SAR of China)'. © Includes persons who stated their birthplace as Yugoslavia. (d) Comprises 'United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd', 'England', 'Isle of Man', 'Northern Ireland', 'Scotland', 'Wales', 'Guernsey' and 'Jersey'. (e) Includes countries not identified individually, 'Australian External Territories', 'Inadequately described' and 'At sea'. Edited June 22, 2012 by Cramer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMupersan Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 Yeah, I thought 749 sounded a bit low for Canberra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordy Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 I believe this excludes 457 visa holders of which there are thousands hence the reason why the numbers are lower than what most would expect.I dont think this is correct. The census required every single individual in Australia on the 9th August 2011 to complete the census. For the purposes of this census the definition of "Australian" is anyone who has resided in Australia for 12 months or more. The category of visa is irrelevant.Did any of 457 visa holders on the forum not complete the census? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enrica Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 I have to agree with Jordy, any one who was living in Australia on the night of the 9th August 2011 was included in the survey. So I beleive that the figures are correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeonF Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 I posted this elsewhere, although this is probably the right place.Right, here are the 2011 census stats.Fist of all if you look at Australia there are 145,683 south africans (0.7% of the population).Broken down by State;NSW - 40246 (0.6%)QLD - 35449 (0.8%)WA - 35328 (1.6%)VIC - 24450 (0.5%)SA - 6208 (0.4%)I won't bother with the rest. So NSW has the most South Africans, although WA has the greatest percentage by a long shot, no surprice there.Greater Perth has 30291 (1.8%)If you break down Greater Perth you get :Mandurah - 2288 (1.5%)Perth NE - 2583 (1.2%)Pertn NW - 13008 (2.7%)Perth SE - 5723 (1.3%)Perth SW - 5640 (1.6%)So this confirms what we know. The South Africans live in the North-western suburbs.It looks as if the migration further north continues.Some selected suburbs.Jindalee - 108 (9.1% South African & 4.2% Afrikaans)Iluka - 343 (7.5% & 2.5%)Burns Beach - 114 (7.1% & 2.6%)Mindarie - 492 (6.6% & 3.3%)Ocean Reef - 414 (5.1% & 1.7%)Darch - 281 (4.6% & 2.7%) , this is obviously the attraction of the local private school.Duncraig - 634 (4.2% & 1.1%)Hillarys - 434 (4.1% & 1%)I would be interested to know if you can find higher %'s elsewhere.Leon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almost Aussie Posted June 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 I have to agree with Jordy, any one who was living in Australia on the night of the 9th August 2011 was included in the survey. So I beleive that the figures are correct.Make sense what you're saying. It was just hear-say hence no fact at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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