More than 70 per cent of these students remained in Australia following military coups in their countries.

While small in number, the Ghana-born steadily increased from the mid-1970s following the easing of immigration restrictions.

[2] The majority of Ghanaian Australians are skilled and educated, with 70.6% of the Ghana-born aged 15 years and over possessing higher non-school qualifications, compared to 55.9% of the Australian population.

[3] It was noted in 2014 that the Ghanaian student population in Australia (like the Nigerian one) was growing fast to the extent that Australian universities were keen to attract more students from Ghana.

[5] African restaurants serving up Ghanaian specialties can be found in Sydney.