59.5% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 59.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Hornsby - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Hornsby - East
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Chinese ancestry is the most common in Hornsby - East, where 23.3% of people claim this heritage. This is a highly diverse area with a very strong international presence, as nearly 60% of residents were born outside Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestral backgrounds are Chinese (23.3%), English (15.2%), and Australian (13.0%), followed by Indian at 8.4% and Filipino at 4.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly 60% of people here were born overseas, which is far above the national figure of 27.7% and the state figure of 29.3%. This high proportion of overseas-born residents has barely changed since 2016. While 37% were born in Australia, the most common birthplaces overseas are China (12.9%), India (7.6%), and Nepal (7.4%).
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 Hornsby - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/121021577/hornsby-east/topic/ancestry-heritage