Singaporean Australian
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Singaporean Australian is an Australia
n person who is from or has ancestral ties to Singapore
. According to the 2006 Australian census, 39,969 Australians were born in Singapore
while 4,626 claimed Singaporean ancestry, either alone or with another ancestry.
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...
n person who is from or has ancestral ties to Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
. According to the 2006 Australian census, 39,969 Australians were born in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
while 4,626 claimed Singaporean ancestry, either alone or with another ancestry.
Notable Singaporean Australians
- Mark Bin BakarMark Bin BakarMark Bin Bakar is an Indigenous Australian, a musician, comedian and radio announcer based in Broome, in the Kimberley region of Western Australia and is best known for his television character Mary Geddarrdyu or Mary G who hosted a variety show broadcast nationally on SBS Television.The son of a...
- musician, comedian and radio announcer - Rex GohRex GohRex Goh is a rock guitarist. In 1972, he moved to Australia, settling down in Sydney. He has toured and recorded with many famous artists including Air Supply, Savage Garden, Randy Crawford, Tom Jones and Daryl Braithwaite...
- rock guitarist - Jessica GomesJessica GomesJessica Gomes is an Australian model of Singaporean-Chinese and Portuguese heritage who appeared in the 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 editions of the Swimsuit Issue of the United States–published magazine Sports Illustrated. She was featured in a bodypainting layout as a canvas for bodypaint artist...
- model - Peter SeniorPeter SeniorPeter Albert Charles Senior is an Australian professional golfer who has won more than twenty tournaments around the world....
- professional golfer - Xavier Susai - comedian