Many Afrikaners and Anglo-Africans emigrated to Perth during the 1980s and 1990s, with the phrase "packing for Perth" becoming associated with South Africans who choose to emigrate abroad, sometimes regardless of the destination.
Mange Afrikaanere og engelsk-afrikanerne emigrerede i 1980'erne og 1990'erne og udtrykket "packing for Perth" blev brugt om sydafrikanere, der emigrerede uanset, hvor de tog hen.