32.4% ▲ +2.4%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Five Dock - Abbotsford · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Five Dock - Abbotsford
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Italian ancestry is the most common heritage in Five Dock - Abbotsford, where 22.3% of people claim these roots. This reflects a strong European influence in the area's identity. Over a third of the population was born overseas, a figure that has remained steady for a decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
People of Italian (22.3%), English (21.9%) and Australian (20.8%) descent make up the largest groups. Irish and Chinese ancestries are also common, at 10.7% and 9.5% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 32.4% of residents were born overseas, which is well above the figures for New South Wales (29.3%) and Australia (27.7%). This proportion has barely changed since 2011, with Italy (6.5%) and China (3.5%) 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 Five Dock - Abbotsford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/120011386/five-dock-abbotsford/topic/ancestry-heritage