43.7% ▲ +15.6%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 37.8%
- 2016: 39.6%
- 2021: 43.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bondi Junction - Waverly · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bondi Junction - Waverly
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Overseas birth rates have climbed by 5.9 percentage points since 2011 in Bondi Junction - Waverly, which now has a very diverse population. Nearly 44% of residents were born in another country, a figure far above the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are English at 30%, Australian at 20.1%, and Irish at 13.5%. Other significant groups include Scottish and Chinese descendants.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
At 43.7%, the share of people born overseas is much higher than most areas and far above the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. While half the population was born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England, New Zealand, South Africa and China.
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 Bondi Junction - Waverly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/118011341/bondi-junction-waverly/topic/ancestry-heritage