Australians in Singapore consists of immigrants from
Australia and Singaporean citizens of Australian descent. As of October 2012, there are about 20,000 Australians living in
Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bor ...
.
Migration history
Despite a mining boom and a strong economy at home, an increasing number of Australians have left for jobs and promotion opportunities in Asia and elsewhere.
More Australians Choosing to Move to Singapore
, ''JarkataGlobe'', 28 November 2011 Many left for Singapore due to the growth of the country's economy and its population slowing has made it more of a destination. However, many of the Australians who move to Singapore are likely to retain their Australian citizenship and would eventually move to another country or return to Australia.
In 2001, about 2,325 Australians left for Singapore. Since then, the number has jumped to 5,431 in 2008, 6,428 in 2009 and 6,952 in 2011.
Australians are well represented in online media and on Mediacorp
Mediacorp Pte. Ltd., doing business as Mediacorp and stylised as mediacorp, is a media conglomerate in Singapore. Owned by Temasek Holdings—the holding company of the Government of Singapore—it owns television, radio, and digital media prope ...
television. The Television channel, ABC Australia is broadcast in Singapore.
Notable people
* Patrick Grove
Dato Patrick Y-Kin Grove (born 30 April 1975 in Singapore) is a Singaporean and Australian tech entrepreneur of mixed heritage.
He is the co-founder and Group CEO of Catcha Group, and a prolific founder of numerous tech companies in the reg ...
– Australian internet and new media entrepreneur.
* Jaymee Ong
Jaymee Ong (王淑美, born 21 September 1979 in Australia) is an Australian model and actress. She is currently the co-host of ''The Contender Asia'' and the host of AXN's '' eBuzz'' in Singapore.
Personal life
Ong was born and raised in Austra ...
– Australian model and actress.
See also
* Singaporean Australian
* Australia–Singapore relations
References
{{Ethnic groups in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bor ...
Ethnic groups in Singapore
Australian expatriates in Singapore
Australia–Singapore relations
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