50.2% ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 47.2%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 50.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Strathfield - Burwood - Ashfield · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Strathfield - Burwood - Ashfield
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Chinese ancestry is the most common in Strathfield - Burwood - Ashfield, where 20.7% of people claim this heritage. This area is exceptionally diverse, with over half of all residents having been born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most frequent at 20.7%, followed by English at 15.6% and Australian at 13.9%. Italian and Irish ancestries also feature, at 7.2% and 7.0% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Over half the population was born overseas at 50.2%, which is far above the national figure of 27.7% and has risen since 2011. While 45.4% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are China (10.4%), Nepal (5.4%), India (5.0%) and Vietnam (2.1%).
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 Strathfield - Burwood - Ashfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12003/strathfield-burwood-ashfield/topic/ancestry-heritage