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Bayside · Council (LGA)

Ancestry & Birthplace in Bayside

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Chinese ancestry is the most common heritage in Bayside, where 14.8% of residents claim this background. This is a highly diverse area where nearly half the population was born outside Australia, creating a multicultural mix of backgrounds and origins.

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📍 Bayside, Council (LGA)

Where Bayside sits — People born overseas

48.1% —

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Bayside — higher than 99% of areas.

Bayside48.1%
Greater Sydney 38.6%
New South Wales 29.3%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

Chinese is the most common ancestry at 14.8%, followed closely by English at 14.3% and Australian at 14.0%. Other significant groups include Greek at 8.3% and Irish at 6.1%.

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Almost half of the people in Bayside were born overseas, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. While 46.7% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are China at 6.8% and Nepal at 2.7%.

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 Bayside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA10500/bayside/topic/ancestry-heritage