African Australians refers to Australians who were born on the African continent and migrated to Australia, or who have or had an immediate ancestor who made such a migration. Large-scale immigration from Africa to Australia is only a recent phenomenon, with Europe and Asia traditionally being the largest sources of migration to Australia. Data from the 2016 Australian census shows that the predominant country of birth by far for residents of Australia from Africa was South Africa; however African Australians come from diverse ethnic, cultural, linguistic, religious, educational and employment backgrounds.