61.8% ▲ +6.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.9%
- 2016: 61.2%
- 2021: 61.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Allawah · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Allawah
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far greater proportion of people in Allawah were born overseas compared to the rest of the country. This international character is reflected in the local ancestry, with Chinese heritage being the most common group at 27.9%.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most frequent at 27.9%, followed by Australian and English backgrounds at 9.9% and 9.5%. Filipino and Greek heritages also make up a notable part of the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 61.8% of residents were born overseas, a figure far above the 27.7% national average. While 34.6% were born in Australia, many others arrived from China (16%) and Nepal (12.2%).
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 Allawah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10038/allawah/topic/ancestry-heritage