64.6% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 63.5%
- 2021: 64.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Auburn - Central · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Auburn - Central
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost 65% of people in Auburn - Central were born overseas, making it one of the most internationally diverse areas at this level. This high proportion of overseas-born residents is reflected in a wide variety of ancestries, with Chinese and Indian heritage being common across the community.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most common at 20.8%, followed by English at 5.9% and Indian at 5.6%. Other notable groups include people with Australian ancestry (5.3%) and Filipino ancestry (1.2%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 64.6% of residents born overseas is far above the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has rose 1.0 percentage points since 2016, with many people arriving from China (14.4%) and Nepal (13.1%).
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 Auburn - Central [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125011582/auburn-central/topic/ancestry-heritage