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Griffith Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Ancestry & Birthplace in Griffith Surrounds

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Far fewer people were born overseas in Griffith Surrounds than in most other Australian areas. Only 9.6% of residents were born outside Australia, while the typical person here claims Australian, English, or Italian ancestry.

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📍 Griffith Surrounds, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Griffith Surrounds sits — People born overseas

9.6% ▲ +7.0%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Griffith Surrounds — lower than 87% of areas.

Griffith Surrounds9.6%
2652, NSW 4.8%
New South Wales 29.3%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

Australian and English ancestry are most common at 37.4% and 32.4%, followed by Italian ancestry at 17.2%.

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Griffith Surrounds splits fairly evenly between Australian (33%) and English (29%), with Italian at 15%.

Australian 37.4% English 32.4% Italian 17.2% Irish 9.3% Scottish 8.7% German 3.5% Indian 1.1% Filipino 0.8% Dutch 0.8% Chinese 0.5%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Only 9.6% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has barely changed since 2011.

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9.6% ▲ +7.0%

Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

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 Griffith Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/113011257/griffith-surrounds/topic/ancestry-heritage