59.3% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 56.1%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Pendle Hill - Girraween · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost 60% of people in Pendle Hill - Girraween were born overseas, placing it among the highest areas for this trait. This high level of international migration is reflected in the community's strong ties to India, which is the most common ancestry and birthplace in the area.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Indian ancestry is the most common here at 29.0%, followed by English at 10.4% and Australian at 9.1%. Other notable groups include Chinese at 3.8% and Irish at 2.4%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 59.3% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is far above the New South Wales (29.3%) and national (27.7%) levels. This proportion rose 3.2 points since 2016, with India (29.6%) and Australia (34.9%) being the most common birthplaces.
59.3% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Pendle Hill - Girraween [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125041588/pendle-hill-girraween/topic/ancestry-heritage