44.4% ▲ +18.0%
Higher than 97% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 37.6%
- 2016: 40.4%
- 2021: 44.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Blacktown · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Blacktown
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far higher proportion of people were born overseas in Blacktown than across New South Wales, with 44.4% of residents arriving from another country. This diverse mix is seen in the ancestry data, where Indian and Filipino heritage are both more common than in most other areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The area's heritage is highly varied, with Australian (19.1%) and English (16.8%) ancestries common. Indian (13.5%) and Filipino (9.0%) ancestries are also strongly represented.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Forty-four percent of people in Blacktown were born overseas, which is 15 points higher than the New South Wales figure. This number has risen 6.8 points since 2011, with India and the Philippines being the most common birthplaces outside Australia.
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 Blacktown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA10750/blacktown/topic/ancestry-heritage