42.5% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 40.2%
- 2016: 42.7%
- 2021: 42.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Guildford - South Granville · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far higher share of people were born overseas in Guildford - South Granville than in the rest of the state. About 42.5% of residents were born outside Australia, which is a huge gap compared to the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area much more internationally diverse than most other parts of the country.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian is the most common ancestry at 12.4%, followed by English at 8.9% and Chinese at 6.4%. Other common ancestral groups include Vietnamese and Indian.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas rose 2.3 points since 2011 to reach 42.5%, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. While 46.5% of the population was born in Australia, others commonly come from China, Vietnam, India, and the Philippines.
42.5% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Guildford - South Granville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125031483/guildford-south-granville/topic/ancestry-heritage