51.0% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 51.3%
- 2016: 52.5%
- 2021: 51.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Sunshine West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Sunshine West
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than half of the people in Sunshine West were born overseas, placing it among the highest areas for this in the country. This creates a diverse community where Vietnamese ancestry is the most common at 19.4%, while only 11.7% of residents claim Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Vietnamese heritage is most prominent here at 19.4%, followed by Australian (11.7%), English (10.5%), Chinese (7.3%) and Greek (5.3%) ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 51% of residents were born outside Australia, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This has barely changed since 2011 and is reflected in the birthplaces of locals, with 13.8% born in Vietnam and 2.9% in India.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Sunshine West
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Sunshine West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213011338/sunshine-west/topic/ancestry-heritage