answersLogoWhite

0

The first permanent European settlement in Australia was at Port Jackson, the site of the current city of Sydney. (It was not botany Bay, as that proved to be unsuitable.)

However, there is also some evidence which indicates that the first unofficial European settlements in Australia resulted from survivors of Dutch shipwrecks off the western coast of Australia from the early 1600s through to about the early 1700s.

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago

What else can I help you with?