34.5% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 36.8%
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 34.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Hillarys · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Hillarys
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Fewer people were born overseas in Hillarys as of the 2021 Census, though the area remains more diverse than most of the country. Around 34.5% of residents were born outside Australia, with English and Australian being the most common ancestries.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 44.2%, followed by Australian (31.3%), Irish (11.3%), Scottish (10.7%), and Italian (6.4%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents fell 2.3 percentage points since 2011 to 34.5%, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. While 62.9% of people were born in Australia, those born abroad most often come from England (11.9%) and South Africa (3.9%).
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 Hillarys [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505011075/hillarys/topic/ancestry-heritage