41.7% ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 92% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 36.1%
- 2016: 39.0%
- 2021: 41.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Sydney - North Sydney and Hornsby · Region (SA4)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Sydney - North Sydney and Hornsby
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background in Sydney - North Sydney and Hornsby, where 29.6% of people claim this heritage. This area is very multicultural, with 41.7% of residents born overseas, a figure far above the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English (29.6%) and Australian (23.3%) are the most common ancestries. Other significant groups include people with Chinese (18.2%), Irish (9.9%), and Scottish (8.7%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
More than four in ten people (41.7%) were born overseas, which is much higher than most areas and rose 5.6 percentage points since 2011. The most common birthplaces are Australia (55.5%), China (7.8%), and England (5.0%).
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 - North Sydney and Hornsby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/121/sydney-north-sydney-and-hornsby/topic/ancestry-heritage