44.6% —
Higher than 97% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 44.1%
- 2021: 44.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Canterbury-Bankstown · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Canterbury-Bankstown
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 45% of people in Canterbury-Bankstown were born overseas, a figure that stands among the highest for similar areas. This makes the region far more diverse than the rest of New South Wales and Australia. A strong Vietnamese and Chinese presence is evident in both birthplaces and family heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 13.9%, followed closely by Chinese and English roots. Vietnamese and Greek ancestry are also significant, making up 7.3% and 6.1% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far above the national figure of 27.7%, sitting at 44.6% and barely changing since 2016. Aside from those born in Australia, the most common birthplaces are Vietnam, China, India and the Philippines.
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 Canterbury-Bankstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA11570/canterbury-bankstown/topic/ancestry-heritage