52.1% —
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Pyrmont · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Pyrmont
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than half of the people in Pyrmont were born overseas, which is among the highest proportions for any similar area. This creates a diverse community where Chinese and English ancestries are nearly as common as Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are English at 20.5% and Chinese at 17.8%, followed by Australian at 13.9%. Irish and Scottish roots are also present in 8.1% and 6.0% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Born overseas, 52.1% of residents are from other countries, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. Aside from those born in Australia (40.7%), the most frequent birthplaces are China, England, India, and New Zealand.
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 Pyrmont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117031641/pyrmont/topic/ancestry-heritage