35.3% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 33.4%
- 2021: 35.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mosman · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mosman
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Mosman, where 41% of people claim these roots. This area has a strong international character, with over a third of the population born outside Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries at 41% and 26.8%, followed by Irish at 14.3%, Scottish at 12.4%, and Chinese at 6.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
More than one in three people (35.3%) were born overseas, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has risen since 2011 and is much higher than most other areas.
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 Mosman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA15350/mosman/topic/ancestry-heritage