36.2% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 36.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Erskineville - Alexandria · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Erskineville - Alexandria
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than a third of people in Erskineville - Alexandria were born overseas, a figure well above the national average. This makes the area much more diverse than most other regions, with a population that has become even more international since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 33.3%, followed by Australian at 24.5%, Irish at 14.2%, Scottish at 10.1% and Chinese at 9.6%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Around 36.2% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most areas and 8.5 percentage points above the Australian figure. This proportion rose by 4 percentage points since 2011, with the most common birthplaces being Australia (59.6%), England (6.5%) and New Zealand (3.2%).
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 Erskineville - Alexandria [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117031330/erskineville-alexandria/topic/ancestry-heritage