42.0% —
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 39.8%
- 2021: 42.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Hornsby - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Hornsby - West
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Forty-two per cent of people in Hornsby - West were born overseas, a figure far above the national average. This diversity is seen in the local ancestry, where Chinese roots are nearly as common as English or Australian ones.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English (26.3%), Australian (23.9%) and Chinese (22.6%) are the most common ancestries. Irish and Scottish roots also feature at 7.6% and 7.3% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas rose to 42% in 2021, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. While 55.1% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are China (11.8%), England (3.9%) and India (3.2%).
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 - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/121021578/hornsby-west/topic/ancestry-heritage