| Group: | Australians in the United Kingdom |
| Population: |  Australia-born residents in the United Kingdom: 124,813 – 0.2% (2021/22 Census) : 109,963 – 0.2% (2021)[1] : 9,575 – 0.2% (2022)[2] : 3,008 – 0.1% (2021) Northern Ireland: 2,267 – 0.1% (2021)[3] 126,316 (2011 Census) Australian citizens/passports held: 51,168 (England and Wales only, 2021)[4] Other estimates: 166,000 (2020 ONS estimate) |
| Regions: | Regions: London, South East England Cities: London (Earl's Court, Kensington, Hammersmith, Fulham, Shepherd's Bush, Putney and Clapham) |
| Languages: | Australian English, British English, Australian Aboriginal languages |
Australians in the United Kingdom, or Australian Britons, include Australians who have become residents or citizens of the United Kingdom. The largest segment of Australia's diaspora of 1 million resides in the United Kingdom.[5]
The 2001 UK Census recorded 107,871 Australian-born people.[6] In that census, the highest concentration of Australians in the UK was recorded in south-west London, with sizeable communities in Earl's Court, Kensington, Hammersmith, Fulham, Shepherd's Bush and Putney.[7] In 2007, Bloomberg reported that there were approximately 200,000 Australians in London.[8] In 2008, The Times reported that there were 400,000 Australians in the United Kingdom.[9] The 2011 UK Census recorded 113,592 residents born in Australia in England, 2,695 in Wales,[10] 8,279 in Scotland,[11] and 1,750 in Northern Ireland.[12] Within England, the majority were resident in London (53,959) and the South East (20,242).[10] The Office for National Statistics estimates that 138,000 people born in Australia were resident in the UK in 2017. The equivalent estimate in 2020 was 166,000.
The late-2000s recession was reported to have resulted in an increased number of Australians moving from the UK. 2,700 Australians left each month in late 2008, compared to 1,750 a month in 2005.[13]
| Name | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|
| Vanessa Amorosi | Entertainer | |
| Peter Andre | Entertainer (Born in London and raised in Australia) | |
| Tina Arena | Entertainer | |
| Francis Bacon | Artist (Father born in Australia) | |
| Natalie Bennett | Former leader of the Green Party | |
| Phil Black | Journalist | |
| Deidre Brock | MP for Edinburgh North and Leith (2015–present), Scottish National Party politician | |
| Hedley Bull | International relations scholar | |
| Nick Cave | Singer, songwriter and screenwriter | |
| Hubert Clifford | Composer and conductor; born 1904 in Victoria | |
| John Gregory Crace | Naval officer | |
| Lynton Crosby | Political strategist | |
| Jason Donovan | Singer and actor | |
| Alexander Downer | High Commissioner | |
| Richard Farleigh | Investor | |
| John Gough | Composer, radio producer and radio playwright; born 1903 in Tasmania | |
| Germaine Greer | Feminist and writer | |
| Charlotte Hatherley | Former guitarist and backing vocalist for band Ash; father is Australian. | |
| Brady Haran | YouTuber, podcaster | |
| Television presenter, artist, singer-songwriter, entertainer, composer, and convicted sex offender (born in Australia to Welsh parents but lived in the United Kingdom from 1952) | ||
| Darren Hayes | Singer (Savage Garden) | |
| Patricia Hewitt | Former British Cabinet Minister and MP | |
| David Higgins | Businessman | |
| Adam Hills | Australian comedian and TV presenter, presents The Last Leg | |
| Craig Revel Horwood | Choreographer | |
| Barry Humphries | Comedian, actor and satirist | |
| Natalie Imbruglia | Singer-songwriter, model, actress | |
| Clive James | Writer and broadcaster | |
| Professional footballer | ||
| Harry Kewell | Football player | |
| Kathy Lette | Novelist and playwright | |
| Elle Macpherson | Model, actress, and businesswoman | |
| Tim Minchin | Comedian, actor and musician | |
| Dannii Minogue | Entertainer | |
| Kenneth Minogue | Political philosopher | |
| Kylie Minogue | Entertainer | |
| Elisabeth Murdoch | Founder of television production company Shine TV (UK) | |
| John Pilger | Journalist and documentary film maker | |
| Amanda Platell | Journalist and television presenter, best known as William Hague's press secretary in 1997–2001 | |
| Peter Porter | Poet | |
| Neil Robertson[14] | Snooker player | |
| Geoffrey Robertson | Human rights lawyer, author and broadcaster | |
| Margot Robbie | Actress and film producer | |
| Dan Schreiber | Radio and TV writer and producer (QI, The Museum of Curiosity) | |
| Tony Smith | former professional rugby league footballer and head coach of the Warrington Wolves | |
| Holly Valance | Actress and singer | |
| Mark Webber | Racing driver | |
| Catherine West | Member of Parliament for Hornsey and Wood Green since 2015 | |
| Walter Worboys | Businessman | |
| Cate Blanchett | Actress and film producer |