21.5% ▲ +7.0%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Chirnside Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Chirnside Park
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of overseas-born residents has shaped the recent profile of Chirnside Park, where 21.5% of people were born abroad. While the area remains more Australian-born than the state average, English and Australian ancestries continue to be the most common backgrounds here.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 39.4%, followed closely by Australian at 36.0%. Irish, Scottish, and Italian backgrounds also feature prominently in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of people born overseas rose 1.4 percentage points since 2011 to reach 21.5%. This is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia, with 75.3% of residents born in Australia.
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 Chirnside Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211051275/chirnside-park/topic/ancestry-heritage