43.1% ▲ +7.6%
Higher than 94% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 40.0%
- 2016: 42.7%
- 2021: 43.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Sydney - Inner West · Region (SA4)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Sydney - Inner West
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Forty-three percent of people in the Sydney - Inner West were born overseas, a figure far above the national average. This makes the region one of the most internationally diverse areas in the state. A wide mix of backgrounds is evident, with Chinese and English ancestries being among the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 20.7%, followed by Australian at 17.8% and Chinese at 16.5%. Italian and Irish backgrounds also feature strongly, each making up over 9% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents rose to 43.1% in 2021, which is 15 points higher than the Australian figure. While over half the population was born in Australia, China is the most common overseas birthplace at 7.9%.
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 Sydney - Inner West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/120/sydney-inner-west/topic/ancestry-heritage