58.1% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 56.3%
- 2016: 55.5%
- 2021: 58.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
St Johns Park - Wakeley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in St Johns Park - Wakeley
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over half of the people in St Johns Park - Wakeley were born overseas, a figure that has risen 1.8 percentage points since 2011. This area is far more diverse than the state and national averages, with Vietnamese and Chinese ancestry making up the largest groups.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Vietnamese ancestry is the most common at 20.4%, followed by Chinese at 17.9%, while those with Australian, English, and Italian roots make up smaller portions of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of people born overseas is 58.1%, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national average of 27.7%. This is among the highest proportions for any similar area, with 16.3% of residents born in Vietnam.
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 St Johns Park - Wakeley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127021520/st-johns-park-wakeley/topic/ancestry-heritage