53.3% —
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 49.6%
- 2021: 53.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Parramatta · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Parramatta
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than half of the people in Parramatta were born in another country, making it one of the most culturally diverse areas in the region. This global mix is seen in the local ancestry, where Chinese, English, Australian and Indian backgrounds are all common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most common at 22.3%, followed by English (14.4%), Australian (13.9%) and Indian (11.2%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A huge 53.3% of residents were born overseas, which is far above the national figure of 27.7% and rose 3.7 points since 2016. Outside of Australia, India and China are the most common birthplaces, each accounting for 11.3% of the population.
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 Parramatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA16260/parramatta/topic/ancestry-heritage