Zimbabweans in Australia include migrants to the Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

 of people from Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...

 (formerly the colony of Southern Rhodesia

Southern Rhodesia

Southern Rhodesia was the name of the British colony situated north of the Limpopo River and the Union of South Africa. From its independence in 1965 until its extinction in 1980, it was known as Rhodesia...

), as well as their descendants. Today, a significant number of people in Australia were either born in Zimbabwe or are descended from Zimbabweans.

Background

The Zimbabwean population in Australia has been changing rapidly for two reasons, both of which mean that the 2001 figures are almost certainly substantially out of date. The 2006 Australian Census registered 20,157 Zimbabwe-born living in Australia.

Population distribution

Almost half of Zimbabweans in Australia reside in Perth

Perth, Western Australia

Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

. The Zimbabwean population in Australia stood at 1,000 in 1991, and now is estimated to be over 20,000.