16.6% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Arcadia · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Arcadia
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Roughly 80% of people in Arcadia were born in Australia, making it far less diverse in birthplace than the national average. Most residents identify with British or Australian roots, with English and Australian ancestries being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 45.1%, followed by Australian at 35.8% and Irish at 11.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 16.6% of the population was born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national average of 27.7%. While this is higher than most similar areas, the vast majority of residents are Australian-born.
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 Arcadia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10073/arcadia/topic/ancestry-heritage