32.1% ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
An increasing number of overseas-born residents now live in Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth, with this group rising to 32.1% since 2011. The area is well above the national figure for overseas births, though most residents still trace their roots back to the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 43.9%, followed by Australian (30.2%), Irish (14.1%), and Scottish (12.2%). Italian ancestry also makes up a smaller portion of the population at 4.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 32.1% of people here were born overseas, which is a little above the New South Wales figure and well above the national average. This has risen 2.8 percentage points since 2011, with England (9.9%) and New Zealand (2.4%) 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 Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/122011418/balgowlah-clontarf-seaforth/topic/ancestry-heritage