23.5% ▲ +19.1%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Sutherland - Kirrawee · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Sutherland - Kirrawee
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of overseas-born residents have moved to Sutherland - Kirrawee, where the share of people born abroad rose by 3.8 percentage points since 2011. Now, nearly one in four people here were born overseas, though this remains well below the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 36.3% and 34.1% of the population. Irish, Scottish, and Chinese ancestries also feature prominently.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 23.5% of people here were born overseas, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. While most residents were born in Australia (73.3%), the most common overseas birthplaces are England, China, New Zealand, and the Philippines.
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 Sutherland - Kirrawee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/128021538/sutherland-kirrawee/topic/ancestry-heritage