50.2% ▲ +20.7%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 41.6%
- 2016: 46.4%
- 2021: 50.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gordon - Killara · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gordon - Killara
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over half of the people in Gordon - Killara were born overseas, a figure far above the national average. This reflects a diverse community where Chinese ancestry is now the most common, making up 34.5% of the population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is common at 22.7%, followed by Australian at 17.6% and Irish at 6.7%. Scottish ancestry accounts for 6.4% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
More than half of residents were born overseas, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. This proportion rose 8.6 percentage points since 2011, with China (15.4%) being the most common overseas birthplace.
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 Gordon - Killara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/121031407/gordon-killara/topic/ancestry-heritage