45.8% ▲ +16.5%
Higher than 95% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 39.3%
- 2016: 42.8%
- 2021: 45.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Blacktown · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Blacktown
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of all people in Blacktown were born overseas, making it one of the most diverse areas in the region. This international mix is reflected in the local ancestry, where Indian and Filipino roots are much more common than in the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 18.7% and 17.1%, while Indian ancestry is also significant at 12.9%. Filipino and Chinese ancestries follow at 7.7% and 5.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Almost 46% of residents were born overseas, a figure far above the national 27.7% that has risen 6.5 points since 2011. While 48.8% were born in Australia, India is the most common overseas birthplace at 13%.
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 Blacktown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11601/blacktown/topic/ancestry-heritage