37.3% ▲ +4.7%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 37.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Potts Point - Woolloomooloo · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
An increasing number of overseas-born residents now live in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo, where 37.3% were born outside Australia. This international ownly reflects the area's diverse roots, with English, Australian and Irish being the most common ancestries.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 33.2%, followed by Australian at 19.2%, Irish at 14.6%, Scottish at 11.3% and Italian at 5.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas rose 1.7 percentage points since 2011 to 37.3%, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. While 53.8% were born in Australia, the next most common birthplaces are England, New Zealand, China and South Africa.
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 Potts Point - Woolloomooloo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117031333/potts-point-woolloomooloo/topic/ancestry-heritage