Kenyan Australians Explained

Group:Kenyan Australians
Population:13,832 (by birth)[1]
3,786 (by ancestry)
Region1:Western Australia
Pop1:4,397
Region2:Victoria
Pop2:2,850
Region3:New South Wales
Pop3:2,764
Region4:Queensland
Pop4:2,062
Languages:EnglishSwahili KalenjinGujaratiKikuyuDinkaLuoLanguages of Kenya
Religions:ChristianityIslamHinduismOther
Related:African Australians, Ugandan Australians, Tanzanian Australians, South Sudanese Australians, Ethiopian Australians, Somali Australians

Kenyan Australians are Australian citizens and residents of Kenyan origin and descent. They may be of indigenous African, European, or Indian heritage.[2]

Background

Uncertainties about the future of colonial-run Kenya prompted many Kenyan-born settlers of both European and Indian backgrounds to migrate to other countries, including Australia. There are also many Swahili-speaking Kenyans of indigenous African ancestry.[2] The majority of such migrants had no difficulty getting work and settling into the Australian community.[2]

The majority of Kenyan Australians are skilled and educated, with 72.5% of the Kenyan-born aged 15 years and over possessing higher non-school qualifications, compared to 55.9% of the Australian population.[2]

Population

The 2016 Census noted there are 17,652 Kenya-born people in Australia.[3] [2] About one in five Australians who claim Kenyan ancestry live in Sydney.[4]

Languages

The languages most commonly spoken at home by Kenyan-born Australians are English and Swahili, however Kikuyu, Luo, Kalenjin, Gujarati, Dinka and other languages are not uncommon.[2] Kikuyu is a Kenyan language spoken by over one hundred Australians at home, and Luo is also spoken by about one hundred Australians.[5]

About 5,000 Kenyan-born Australians speak a language indigenous to Africa at home.[6] Some of the over 10,700 Australian-born who speak an African language may also speak a language of Kenya.[6]

The 74 languages the Special Broadcasting Service broadcasts in includes Swahili and Dinka, both languages spoken by many Kenyan-born Australians.[7]

Notable people

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Kenya-born Community: Historical Background (2011 census) . Australian Government, Department of Immigration and Border Protection . 19 November 2013 . 23 January 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140212131145/http://www.immi.gov.au/media/publications/statistics/comm-summ/textversion/kenya.htm . 12 February 2014 .
  2. Web site: Community Information Summary: Kenya-born (2011 census) . Department of Immigration & Citizenship . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140212100612/http://www.immi.gov.au/media/publications/statistics/comm-summ/_pdf/kenya.pdf . 12 February 2014 .
  3. Web site: 2016 QuickStats Country of Birth. 2020-10-03. quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. en.
  4. 2006 Census
  5. Book: The People of Australia: Statistics from the 2011 Census. Commonwealth of Australia, Department of Immigration and Border Protection. 2014. 978-1-920996-23-9. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140529194052/http://www.omi.wa.gov.au/resources/publications/LocalGovernment/The_People_of_Australia.pdf. 29 May 2014. dmy.
  6. News: SBS Census Explorer. SBS Online. 2018-04-27. en. 7 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151207012947/http://www.sbs.com.au/censusexplorer/. dead.
  7. News: SBS unveils new Radio Schedule. SBS News. 2018-04-27. en-GB.
  8. Web site: 2018-08-24 . FFA Cup has Ochieng on course for second chance Australia Cup . 2024-07-20 . www.australiacup.com.au . en.
  9. Web site: Former Senator Lucy Gichuhi . 2024-07-20 . www.aph.gov.au . en-AU.
  10. Web site: Anxiety and falling out of love with football: Why Mahazi quit at 28 . 2024-07-20 . SBS Sport . en.