10.3% ▲ +5.9%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Arcadia Vale · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Arcadia Vale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A middle-of-the-road share of people born overseas live in Arcadia Vale, though the area is far less diverse than the state average. Most residents claim English or Australian ancestry, reflecting a very traditional heritage for the local community.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, each accounting for about 45% of the population. Scottish and Irish roots follow at 12.6% and 11.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.3% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. The vast majority of people here were born in Australia, with smaller numbers arriving from England and New Zealand.
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 Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10074/arcadia-vale/topic/ancestry-heritage