39.9% ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 93% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 36.5%
- 2016: 38.0%
- 2021: 39.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
North Sydney · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in North Sydney
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing international presence defines North Sydney, where the share of people born overseas has risen to 39.9%. This is far above the national figure of 27.7%, reflecting a community with deep global ties. English and Australian ancestries remain the most common, but the area is increasingly diverse.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 33.6%, followed by Australian at 22.9% and Irish at 12.9%. Other significant ancestral groups include Chinese at 10.8% and Scottish at 10.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 39.9% of residents were born overseas, a figure that rose 3.4 percentage points since 2011. This is far above the 29.3% seen in New South Wales, with the most common birthplaces being Australia (56%), England (6.3%) and China (3.7%).
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 North Sydney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA15950/north-sydney/topic/ancestry-heritage