43.4% ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 38.7%
- 2016: 42.6%
- 2021: 43.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Guildford West - Merrylands West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Guildford West - Merrylands West
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
An increasing number of overseas-born residents has shaped Guildford West - Merrylands West, where the proportion of people born abroad rose 4.7 percentage points since 2011. Today, 43.4% of the population was born overseas, which is far above the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries reported are Australian at 14.8%, English at 11.7%, and Chinese at 6.1%, followed by Irish and Italian backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly 43.4% of people here were born overseas, a figure far above the New South Wales average of 29.3%. While 48.9% were born in Australia, other common birthplaces include China, the Philippines, India, and New Zealand.
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 Guildford West - Merrylands West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125031484/guildford-west-merrylands-west/topic/ancestry-heritage