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{{distinguish|Australian Americans}}
{{Infobox ethnic group
| group = American Australians
| population = '''American'''<br />'''77,010''' (by birth, <small>{{CensusAU|2011}}</small>)<br />'''62,960''' (by ancestry, <small>{{CensusAU|2011}}</small>)
| popplace = [[Sydney]], [[Melbourne]], [[Brisbane]], [[Perth]], [[Adelaide, South Australia|Adelaide]], [[Canberra]]
| langs = [[Australian English]]{{·}}[[American English]]
| rels =
| related = African Americans{{·}}[[European Americans]]{{·}}[[Hispanic and Latino Americans]]{{·}}Asian Americans{{·}}Native Americans{{·}}[[Pacific Islands American|Pacific Islander Americans]]
}}
'''American Australians''' are Australian citizens who are of [[United States|American]] descent, including immigrants and residents who are descended from migrants from the United States of America and its territories. This includes people of [[European Americans|European]], [[African Americans|African American]], [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian]], [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latin American]], [[Asian Americans|Asian]], and [[Pacific Islands Americans|Pacific Islander]] backgrounds.
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==Demography==
[[File:Australian Census 2011 demographic map - Australia by SLA - BCP field 1888 United States of America Total.svg|thumb|right|400px|People born in the United States as a percentage of the population in Australia divided geographically by statistical local area, as of the 2011 census]]
[[File:ABS-3401.0-OverseasArrivalsDeparturesAustralia-PermanentMovementSettlers CountryBirthMajorGroupsSelectedSourceCountries-Original-NumberMovements-UnitedStatesAmerica-A83808771R.svg|thumb|right|300px|Number of permanent settlers arriving in Australia from the
At the 2006 Australian Census, 71,718 Australian residents declared that they were American-born. Concentrations of American-born residents were in Sydney (16,339), Melbourne (11,130), Brisbane (6,057), Perth (5,558), Adelaide (2,862), and Canberra (1,970).<ref>[http://www.abs.gov.au Australian Bureau of Statistics – Ethnic Media Kit]</ref> At that census, residents could declare up to two ancestries: of the 56,283 respondents declaring American ancestry, 3,901 also declared Hispanic ancestry; 1,798, African American; 3,936, North American Indian; and 224, [[Puerto Ricans in the United States|Puerto Rican]].<ref>[http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/ViewData?breadcrumb=POLTD&method=Place%20of%20Usual%20Residence&subaction=-1&issue=2006&producttype=Census%20Tables&documentproductno=0&textversion=false&documenttype=Details&collection=Census&javascript=true&topic=Ancestry&action=404&productlabel=Ancestry%20(full%20classification%20list)%20by%20Sex&order=1&period=2006&tabname=Details&areacode=0&navmapdisplayed=true& ibid, Ancestry (full classification list) by Sex – Australia]</ref>
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! Name !! Born – died!!Notable for!!Connection with Australia!!Connection with United States
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| [[Janet Andrewartha]] || 1952– || actress || works in Australia || born in [[Camarillo, California|Camarillo]], California
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| [[Aaron Baddeley]] || 1981– || golf player || moved to Australia when 2 years old; raised in Australia || born in [[Lebanon, New Hampshire|Lebanon]], New Hampshire
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| [[Carsten Ball]] || 1987– || tennis player || raised in Australia || born in [[Newport Beach, California|Newport Beach]], California
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| [[Duncan Ball]] || 1941– || author || moved to Australia in 1974; naturalised Australian in 1980 || born in [[Boston]], Massachusetts
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| [[Cate Blanchett]] || 1969– || actress || born and raised in Australia || father Robert DeWitt Blanchett, Jr was an American from [[Texas]]
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| [[Betty Bobbitt]] || 1939–2020 || actress and author || moved to Australia in 1962 || born in [[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania
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| [[Jonah Bolden]] || 1996– || basketball player || born and raised in Australia || father [[Bruce Bolden]] is an African American who played in the NBL and still lives in Australia
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| [[Chelsea Brown]] || 1946–2017 || comedian and actress || moved to Australia in 1977; married to actor Vic Rooney until his death in 2002 || born in [[Chicago]], Illinois
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| [[Cal Bruton]] || 1954– || basketball player and coach || moved to Australia in 1979; naturalised 1983; played for the [[Australia men's national basketball team|men's national team]] and named to the [[NBL (Australia) 25th Anniversary Team|NBL 25th Anniversary Team]] in 2003. || born in New York City, [[New York (state)|New York]]; played [[college basketball]] at [[Wichita State Shockers men's basketball|Wichita State University]]
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| [[C. J. Bruton]] || 1975– || basketball player || moved to Australia with his father Cal in 1979; naturalised along with his father; played for the [[Australia men's national basketball team|men's national team]] || son of Cal Bruton; born in [[Wichita, Kansas]] while his father was playing at Wichita State
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| [[John Butler (musician)|John Butler]] ||1975– || musician, founder John Butler Trio ||Australian father; moved to Australia in 1986 || born in [[Torrance, California|Torrance]], California
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| [[Mason Cox]] ||1991- ||Football Player (AFL) ||Moved to Australia to play AFL for [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]] ||Born and raised in [[Texas]]
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| [[Bruce Djite]] || 1987– || football (soccer) player || moved to Australia when 3 years old; raised in Australia || born in [[Arlington County, Virginia|Arlington County]], Virginia
|[[Joe Dolce]]||1947–|| singer/songwriter, poet, and essayist || relocated to [[Melbourne]], Australia, in 1978 || born in [[Painesville, Ohio|Painesville]], Ohio, to [[Italian-American]] parents▼
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▲| [[Joe Dolce]] || 1947– || singer/songwriter, poet, and essayist || relocated to [[Melbourne]], Australia, in 1978 || born in [[Painesville, Ohio|Painesville]], Ohio, to [[Italian-American]] parents
|[[Mel Gibson]]||1956– || actor and director||moved to Australia when 12 years old; paternal grandmother was Australian; honorary Officer of the Order of Australia ||born [[Peekskill, New York]] and holds dual US and Irish citizenships▼
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| [[Dante Exum]] || 1995– || basketball player || born and raised in Australia || father [[Cecil Exum]] is an African American who played in the NBL and still lives in Australia
|[[Virginia Giuffre]]|| 1983- || advocate and campaigner for survivors of sex trafficking || moved to Australia at the age of 19 in 2002 with her Australian husband; became a naturalised Australian citizen at an unspecified date || born in [[Sacramento, California]], United States to American parents▼
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▲| [[Mel Gibson]] || 1956– || actor and director || moved to Australia when 12 years old; paternal grandmother was Australian; honorary Officer of the Order of Australia || born [[Peekskill, New York]] and holds dual US and Irish citizenships
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▲| [[Virginia Giuffre]] || 1983- || advocate and campaigner for survivors of sex trafficking || moved to Australia at the age of 19 in 2002 with her Australian husband; became a naturalised Australian citizen at an unspecified date || born in [[Sacramento, California]], United States to American parents
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| [[Ricky Grace]] || 1966– || basketball player || moved to Australia in 1990; naturalised c. 1996; played for the men's national team and named to the NBL 25th Anniversary Team. || born in [[Dallas]], Texas; played college basketball at the [[Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball|University of Oklahoma]]
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| [[Bill Hayden]] || 1933– ||Australian politician
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| [[Colleen Hewett]] || 1950– || singer and actress || born and raised in Australia
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|[[Marcia Hines]] || 1953– || singer and actress || moved to Australia in 1969; member of the Order of Australia (naturalised 1994) || born in [[Boston]], Massachusetts
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| [[Deni Hines]] || 1970– || singer and actress || born in Australia
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| [[Kyrie Irving]] || 1992– || basketball player || born in Australia; family returned to the U.S. when 2 years old || parents are American
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|[[Terri Irwin]] || 1964– || Zoologist, naturalist, author and television presenter || wife of [[Steve Irwin]]. Moved to Australia in 1992; naturalised in 2009 three years after her husband's death || born in [[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]], Oregon
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| [[Bindi Irwin]] || 1998– || Singer, actress, conservationist and television personality||born in Australia
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| [[Robert Irwin (television personality)|Robert Irwin]] || 2003– || Conservationist and television personality || born in Australia || son of Terri and Steve Irwin
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| [[Aku Kadogo]] || || choreographer, director, actress, and educator || educated and performed in Australia || born, and grew up in [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/dancing-back/Content?oid=2198141|title=Dancing back|last=Gabriel|first=Larry|website=Detroit Metro Times|language=en|access-date=2019-05-05}}</ref>
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| [[Kristina Keneally]] || 1968– || Premier of New South Wales 2009–2011, Senator 2018—2022 || moved to Australia in 1994; naturalised Australian in 2000 || born Kristina Marie Kerscher in [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]] to American father and Australian mother
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| [[Nicole Kidman]] || 1967– || actress || dual citizen by descent (Australian parents) || dual citizen by birth (born in [[Honolulu County, Hawaii|Honolulu, Hawaii]])
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| [[Don Lane]] || 1933–2009 || TV presenter, cabaret performer || moved to Australia 1965 || born Morton Donald Isaacson in New York City, [[New York (state)|New York]]
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| [[Cheltzie Lee]] || 1993– || figure skater || born in Australia ||mother is American
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| [[Leroy Loggins]] || 1957– || basketball player || as an Australian citizen competed in the 1992 Olympic Games || born [[New Brunswick, New Jersey|New Brunswick]], New Jersey
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| [[Bob Meyer (logician)|Bob Meyer]] || 1932–2009 || logician || moved to Australia 1974 || born in US
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| [[King O'Malley]] || 1858–1953 || Australian politician || lived in Australia from 1888||claimed to have been born in Canada, more likely that he was born in US
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| [[Mike Nahan]] || 1950– || Australian politician || moved to Australia in 1978; naturalised Australian in 1988 || born in [[Ann Arbor, Michigan|Ann Arbor]], Michigan
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| [[Caleb Patterson-Sewell]] || 1987– || football (soccer) player || moved to Australia when 2 years old; raised in Australia || born in [[Hendersonville, Tennessee|Hendersonville]], Tennessee to American father and Australian mother
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| [[Don Pyke]] || 1968– || Australian rules footballer || father is Australian || born in [[Bloomington, Illinois|Bloomington]], Illinois
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| [[James Mahmud Rice]] || 1972- || sociologist || raised in Australia || born in [[Honolulu]], Hawaii to American father and Indonesian mother
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|[[Peter Ruehl]] ||1947–2011 || journalist and television news personality ||moved to Australia in 1987 ||born in New York City, [[New York (state)|New York]]
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| [[Penny Sackett]] || 1956– || astronomer || moved to Australia in 2002; naturalised Australian in 2008 || born [[Lincoln, Nebraska|Lincoln]], Nebraska
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| [[Brian Schmidt]] ||1967– || astrophysicist || moved to Australia 1994, co-winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics 2011 || born [[Missoula, Montana|Missoula]], Montana
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|[[Jon Hunter Spence]] ||1945–2011 || [[Jane Austen]] scholar || became an Australian citizen in 2011 ||born [[Camilla, Georgia]]
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| [[Archie Smith (footballer, born 1995)|Archie Smith]] || 1995– || football player (AFL) || born and raised in Australia || his father is [[Andre Moore]] is an African American who played in the NBL and still lives in Australia
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| [[Irwin Thomas]] || 1971– || singer-songwriter and guitarist || mother was an Australian-born folk singer and dancer; she returned to Australia in 1980, with her son.<ref name="NAA B44">{{cite web |url = http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/DetailsReports/ItemDetail.aspx?Barcode=4328515&isAv=N |title = Item details for: B44, V1980/48695, Title: Whittridge, Renalda |publisher = [[National Archives of Australia]] |date = 31 May 2000 |access-date = 20 May 2016 |archive-date = 10 December 2019 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191210014420/http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/DetailsReports/ItemDetail.aspx?Barcode=4328515&isAv=N |url-status = dead }}</ref> || born in 1971 in [[Manhattan]], New York City.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Irwin Thomas aka Jack Jones {{!}} Australian Music Database|url=http://www.australianmusicdatabase.com/people/irwin-thomas-aka-jack-jones|access-date=2021-10-24|website=www.australianmusicdatabase.com}}</ref>
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| [[Lydia Williams]] ||1988– || football (soccer) player || born in Australia || mother is American
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| [[Makenzie Vega]] || 1994– || actress || moved to Australia in 2016 married to model Blairnorfolk || born in Los Angeles, California, sister of [[Alexa Vega]]
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| [[Leila George]] || 1992– || actress || born in Sydney; mother is Australian [[Greta Scacchi]] || father is American [[Vincent D'Onofrio]]; dual U.S. and Australian citizen
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| [[Bert McCracken]] || 1982– || musician || moved to Australia in 2004 married to Alison Schneider || born in Provo, Utah,
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| [[Logan Huffman]] || 1989– || actor || move in Australia dual U.S. citizen married to the veronicas [[Lisa Origliasso]] || born in
Noblesville, Indiana,
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| [[Mark Webber (actor)|Mark Webber]] || 1980– || actor director || move in Australia dual U.S.citizen married to actress [[Teresa Palmer]]|| born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
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| [[Brent DeBoer]] || 1967– || musician || move in Australia dual U.S.citizen|| born in Portland, Oregon
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| [[Brooke Harman]] || 1985– || actress || Mother is Australian || Born in Orange County, California
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| [[Kenneth Moraleda]] ||1973– || actor || educated and performed in Australia || born in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]], to [[Filipino American]] parents
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|[[Orlando Jordan]] ||1974– || actor, stuntman, and semi-retired American professional wrestler|| move in Australia dual U.S. citizen|| born in Salem, New Jersey
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|[[Diesel (musician)|Diesel]] || 1966– || singer-songwriter and musician || emigrated to Australia with his family, in November 1971<ref name="NAA B44"> || born in [[Fall River, Massachusetts]]
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* [[Immigration to Australia]]
* [[Latin American Australians]]
* [[African Australians]]
* [[American Australians]]
* [[Arab Australians]]
* [[Asian Australians]]
* [[Black Australians (disambiguation)|Black Australians]]
* [[Caribbean and West Indian Australians]]
* [[European Australians]]
* [[Indigenous Australians]]
* [[North African and Middle Eastern Australians]]
==References==
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