45.5% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 97% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 40.8%
- 2016: 44.4%
- 2021: 45.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Sydney - City and Inner South · Region (SA4)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Sydney - City and Inner South
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost half of all residents in Sydney - City and Inner South were born overseas, making it one of the most internationally diverse areas in the region. This global mix is reflected in the local ancestry, where English, Australian, and Chinese roots are the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries reported are English at 24.4%, Australian at 18.2%, and Chinese at 14.9%, followed by Irish and Scottish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Forty-five percent of people here were born overseas, which is far above the national figure of 27.7% and rose by 4.8 percentage points since 2011. While 48.4% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are China, England, New Zealand and India.
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 Sydney - City and Inner South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/117/sydney-city-and-inner-south/topic/ancestry-heritage