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Ethnic group

Baloch Australians استرالیاءِ بلۏچ Total population 357 (by Language, 2021)[1] Regions with significant populations New South Wales, Victoria Languages Australian English, Balochi Related ethnic groups Baloch diaspora

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**Baloch Australians** ([Balochi](/source/Balochi_language): استرالیاءِ بلۏچ) or **The Baloch of Australia** are [Australian citizens](/source/Australian_citizens) who are of [Baloch ancestry](/source/Baloch_people) or who hold Australian citizenship. There are measurable numbers of Baloch in [Australia](/source/Australia).[2]

## Background

Many of the so-called early "[Afghan cameleers](/source/Afghan_cameleers_in_Australia)" in Australia were Baloch men who came from the [Balochistan](/source/Balochistan) region (parts of present-day [Balochistan province](/source/Balochistan%2C_Pakistan) in Pakistan, [southern Afghanistan](/source/Balochistan%2C_Afghanistan) and [eastern Iran](/source/Sistan_and_Baluchestan_province)).[3][4]

Baloch cameleers began arriving in Australia during the late 1800s, primarily to support the inland pastoral industry by transporting goods and supplies using camels. At their peak, there were around 2,000 cameleers and 4,000 camels operating across Australia.[5][6] Small groups of cameleers were shipped in and out of Australia at three-year intervals, to service the Australian inland pastoral industry by carting goods and transporting wool bales by camel trains.[4]

[Dost Mahomet](/source/Dost_Mahomet) and [Dervish Bejah Baloch](/source/Dervish_Bejah)[7] were Baloch cameleers who worked the [Western Australian Goldfields](/source/Western_Australian_Goldfields) in the late 1890s.[8][9][4] Baloch would later settle in [Hergott Springs](/source/Hergott_Springs) where he fathered a son [Ben Murray](/source/Ben_Murray) with Karla-warru (also known as Annie Murray), who was an [Arabana](/source/Arabana_people) and [Thirari](/source/Diyari) woman.[10][11]

The Baloch cameleers significantly influenced [Australian culture](/source/Culture_of_Australia), establishing makeshift mosques known as "bush mosques" during their travels. One of the earliest mosques in Australia was built by Baloch cameleers in Hergot Springs (Maree, South Australia) in 1884.[12]

## Current Presence

Today, there is a notable number of Baloch individuals in Australia[13] pursuing education and employment opportunities. The community continues to celebrate its heritage while integrating into Australian society. Sabah Rind a fourth generation Baloch woman continues to speak Baluchi at home.[14]

## Notable people

- [Dervish Bejah](/source/Dervish_Bejah)

- [Dost Mahomet](/source/Dost_Mahomet)

- [Ben Murray](/source/Ben_Murray)

## See also

- [Baloch diaspora](/source/Baloch_diaspora)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Australian Bureau of Statistics"](https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/people-and-communities/cultural-diversity-census/2021/Cultural%20diversity%20data%20summary.xlsx). Retrieved December 19, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-:The_Iranian_Languages_2-0)** Windfuhr, Gernot (2013). [*The Iranian Languages*](https://books.google.com/books?id=QtpQZ1DD6tEC). Taylor & Francis. p. 634. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781135797041](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781135797041).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Westrip, J.; Holroyde, P. (2010). *Colonial Cousins: a surprising history of connections between India and Australia*. [Wakefield Press](/source/Wakefield_Press_(Australia)). p. 175. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1862548411](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1862548411).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:aus_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:aus_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:aus_4-2) Jones، Kenny, Philip, Anna (2010). [*Australia's Muslim Cameleers Pioneers of the Inland, 1860s-1930s*](https://www.google.com/books/edition/Australia_s_Muslim_Cameleers/6p-V7d-eLE0C?hl=en&gbpv=0). Wakefield Press. pp. 16, 17, 32, 40, 76, 87, 139, 187. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781862548725](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781862548725).{{[cite book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_book)}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_multiple_names:_authors_list))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Tracing The Identities Of Baloch Cameleers In Australia"](https://thefridaytimes.com/15-Dec-2022/tracing-the-identities-of-baloch-cameleers-in-australia). *[The Friday Times](/source/The_Friday_Times)*. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Australia's Muslim cameleer heritage"](https://recollections.nma.gov.au/issues/vol_2_no2/notes_and_comments/australias_muslim_cameleer_heritage). *[National Museum of Australia](/source/National_Museum_of_Australia)*. Retrieved December 19, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Jupp, James (2001). [*The Australian People*](https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Australian_People/wgoFxfSTfYAC?hl=en&gbpv=1). Cambridge University Press. p. 164. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780521807890](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780521807890).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Jones, Philip G.; Jones, Anna (2007). [*Australia's Muslim Cameleers: Pioneers of the Inland, 1860s-1930s*](https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/34934991?selectedversion=NBD42302474) (Pbk ed.). Wakefield Press. p. 39,172. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781862547780](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781862547780).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["The Afghan camelmen"](https://www.southaustralianhistory.com.au/afghans.htm). *South Australian History: Flinders Ranges Research*. Retrieved 2 June 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-:1_10-0)** Austin, Peter; Hercus, Luise; Jones, Philip (1988). "Ben Murray (Parlku-Nguyu-Thangknyiwarna)". *Aboriginal History*. **12**: 115–188 – via Informit.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Hankel, Valmai A., ["Dervish Bejah (1862–1957)"](https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/bejah-dervish-5187/text8721), *Australian Dictionary of Biography*, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 2025-08-06

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Tracing The Identities Of Baloch Cameleers In Australia"](https://thefridaytimes.com/15-Dec-2022/tracing-the-identities-of-baloch-cameleers-in-australia). *[The Friday Times](/source/The_Friday_Times)*. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-:The_Baloch_and_Their_Neighbours_13-0)** Carina،Korn, Jahani،Korn (2003). [*The Baloch and Their Neighbours*](https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Baloch_and_Their_Neighbours/b3IMAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=baloch+australia+carina&dq=baloch+australia+carina&printsec=frontcover). Reichert. p. 11.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["Meet the fourth generation of a Baluch Afghan cameleer"](https://www.sbs.com.au/language/dari/en/article/meet-the-fourth-generation-of-a-baluch-afghan-cameleer/4riaj5u3t). *[SBS Radio](/source/SBS_Radio)*. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2024.

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