46.0% —
Higher than 98% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 45.6%
- 2021: 46.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Georges River · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Georges River
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of all residents in Georges River were born overseas, making it one of the most diverse areas of its kind. This multicultural own is shaped by a strong presence of people with Chinese ancestry, who make up 26.1% of the population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestral groups are Chinese at 26.1%, English at 15.2%, and Australian at 14.7%. Greek and Irish ancestry are also prominent, at 7.8% and 5.1% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
At 46% of the population, the share of people born overseas is far above the national figure of 27.7% and has barely changed since 2016. While 50.3% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are China (13.9%) and Nepal (5.7%).
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 Georges River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA12930/georges-river/topic/ancestry-heritage