24.5% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Penrith · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Penrith
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Diverse cultural backgrounds shape daily life in Penrith, where nearly one in four residents was born overseas. English and Australian ancestries are the most common, though the area is becoming more international as the proportion of people born abroad has risen since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 31.3% and 30.6% of the population. Irish, Scottish, and Chinese ancestries also feature prominently in the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 24.5% of people in Penrith were born overseas, a figure that has risen by 2.3 percentage points since 2011. This is well below the national figure of 27.7% and the New South Wales rate of 29.3%.
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 Penrith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/124031464/penrith/topic/ancestry-heritage