45.4% ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 36.4%
- 2016: 41.3%
- 2021: 45.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Parkinson - Drewvale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Parkinson - Drewvale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 10 percentage points more of the population was born overseas than in 2011, making Parkinson - Drewvale a much more diverse area. Almost half of all residents—45.4%—were born outside Australia. This mix is reflected in the local ancestry, where Chinese and Indian backgrounds are now very prominent alongside English and Australian roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English (23.0%) and Australian (20.7%) are the most common ancestries, but Chinese (18.3%) and Indian (9.6%) backgrounds also make up a significant part of the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is 45.4%, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This figure rose from 36.4% in 2011, with China (8.6%) and India (6.6%) being the most common birthplaces outside 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 Parkinson - Drewvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303051075/parkinson-drewvale/topic/ancestry-heritage