40.5% ▲ +26.3%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 36.7%
- 2021: 40.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lindfield - Roseville · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lindfield - Roseville
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing proportion of people born overseas now live in Lindfield - Roseville, where 40.5% of residents were born in another country. This figure has risen by 8.4 percentage points since 2011, making the area far more diverse than the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 29.1%, followed closely by Chinese at 26.6% and Australian at 23.8%. Irish and Scottish heritage are also prominent, accounting for 9.5% and 8.8% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of overseas-born residents is far above the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. While 57.1% of people were born in Australia, China is the most common overseas birthplace at 10.7%.
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 Lindfield - Roseville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/121031408/lindfield-roseville/topic/ancestry-heritage