45.8% ▲ +21.9%
Higher than 91% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 37.6%
- 2016: 42.7%
- 2021: 45.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bradfield · Federal Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bradfield
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 46% of people in Bradfield were born overseas, a figure far above the national average. This international mix is reflected in the local ancestry, where Chinese and English roots are nearly as common as Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 26.6%, followed closely by Chinese at 24.5% and Australian at 21.0%. Irish and Scottish roots also feature, at 8.0% and 7.7% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Almost 46% of residents were born outside Australia, which is far above the 29.3% seen across New South Wales. This proportion has risen by 8.2 percentage points since 2011, with China being the most common overseas birthplace at 11.2%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Bradfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED106/bradfield/topic/ancestry-heritage