48.1% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 43.3%
- 2016: 47.2%
- 2021: 48.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
South Hurstville - Blakehurst · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in South Hurstville - Blakehurst
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of all people in South Hurstville - Blakehurst were born overseas, a figure far above the national average. This diversity is reflected in the local ancestry, where Chinese heritage is the most common at 30.2%.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most prominent here at 30.2%, followed by English at 12.7%, Australian at 11.4%, Greek at 10.6%, and Italian at 4.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Almost 48.1% of residents were born overseas, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. This proportion has risen by 4.8 points since 2011, with China (16.7%) and Nepal (8.3%) being the most common birthplaces outside Australia.
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 South Hurstville - Blakehurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119031374/south-hurstville-blakehurst/topic/ancestry-heritage