23.3% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Penrith · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Penrith
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly a quarter of the population in Penrith was born overseas, reflecting a growing diversity in the area. While many residents claim Australian and English ancestry, the region's international makeup has become more pronounced over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 33.3% and 30.2% respectively. Other significant groups include Irish (8.2%), Scottish (6.7%), and Indian (3.9%) heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 23.3% of the population, a figure that rose 2.4 percentage points since 2011. Despite this growth, the proportion of overseas-born residents is well below the New South Wales and national figures. India is the most common overseas birthplace at 3.1%.
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 Penrith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA16350/penrith/topic/ancestry-heritage