The first settlement in Western Australia was by the British.
Sydney Harbour was the site of Australia's first European settlement.
England was responsible for establishing the first white settlement in Australia.
The first European settlement in Australia was a penal colony.
The first British settlement was founded with the arrival of the First Fleet in Port Jackson on 26 January 1788.
White settlement in Australia commenced in 1788, with the arrival of the First Fleet.
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The first settlement in Australia was Sydney Town, now just known as Sydney. It was established at Port Jackson, with the arrival of the first eleven convict ships from England, known as the First Fleet.
The first permanent settlement in Australia was established by Great Britain. In 1788, the First Fleet of eleven ships arrived, with over 700 convicts and a similar number of marines and officers.
South Australia was the only state to have never had convicts. Unlike the eastern colonies of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and Tasmania, the first settlement in South Australia was not a penal settlement; and unlike Western Australia, it did not engage convict labour later on.
Adelaide was established as Australia's first free settlement. It was established on Australia's southern coast to help strengthen the British claim on Australia.
Australia is an Urban Settlement.