45.4% ▲ +5.2%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 43.2%
- 2016: 45.0%
- 2021: 45.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Chester Hill - Sefton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Chester Hill - Sefton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Much higher proportions of overseas-born residents live in Chester Hill - Sefton than in most similar areas. Nearly half the population was born outside Australia, creating a diverse community where Chinese, Australian, and Vietnamese are the most common ancestries.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most common at 13.4%, followed by Australian at 12.7% and Vietnamese at 12.1%. English and Italian ancestries also feature in the local breakdown.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 45.4% of people here were born overseas, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. This has risen by 2.2 percentage points since 2011, with Vietnam and China being the main 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 Chester Hill - Sefton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125031479/chester-hill-sefton/topic/ancestry-heritage