47.5% ▲ +4.3%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 45.5%
- 2016: 47.5%
- 2021: 47.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Punchbowl · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Punchbowl
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of all residents in Punchbowl were born overseas, a figure far above the national average. This creates a diverse community where Australian ancestry is the most common at 12.1%, but is followed closely by Chinese, English, and Vietnamese backgrounds.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 12.1%, while Chinese (7.0%), English (6.9%), Vietnamese (6.7%) and Greek (4.5%) also make up significant shares of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 47.5% of people here were born overseas, which is far above the 27.7% national figure and rose 2.0 percentage points since 2011. While 45.4% were born in Australia, others come from Vietnam (5.2%), China (2.8%), India (1.5%) and the Philippines (1.0%).
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 Punchbowl [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119021366/punchbowl/topic/ancestry-heritage