43.5% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 39.2%
- 2016: 40.5%
- 2021: 43.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
West Pennant Hills · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in West Pennant Hills
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing share of people born overseas now live in West Pennant Hills, with the figure rising by 4.3 percentage points since 2011. This shift is reflected in the local ancestry, where Chinese and English roots are the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most frequent at 26.0%, followed by English at 22.3% and Australian at 19.1%. Indian and Irish ancestry both account for 7.3% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Overseas birth is far more common here than in the rest of the state or country, with 43.5% of residents born outside Australia. This is 14 points higher than the New South Wales figure, and the top birthplaces after Australia are China (9.6%) and India (4.5%).
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 West Pennant Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/115011296/west-pennant-hills/topic/ancestry-heritage