55.7% ▲ +935.4%
Higher than 99% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 53.5%
- 2021: 55.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Parramatta · Federal Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Parramatta
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over half of the population in Parramatta was born overseas, making it one of the most diverse areas at this level. This massive shift is led by a surge in arrivals from India and China, with the share of overseas-born residents jumping 50 percentage points since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Indian and Chinese ancestries are the most common here, at 15.4% and 14.8% respectively. These figures are more prominent than Australian and English ancestries, which each sit at around 11.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 55.7% of people were born overseas, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This trend is reflected in the local breakdown, where India (16.5%) and China (7.6%) are the most common birthplaces after Australia.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Parramatta
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Parramatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED135/parramatta/topic/ancestry-heritage