50.8% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.3%
- 2016: 54.8%
- 2021: 50.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ashfield · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ashfield
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than half of the people in Ashfield were born overseas, making it one of the most internationally diverse areas in the region. This mix of origins is seen in the local ancestry, where Chinese and English backgrounds are the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most common at 22.1%, followed by English at 18.6% and Australian at 14.9%. Irish and Scottish backgrounds also make up a notable part of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Half of all residents (50.8%) were born overseas, a figure far above the New South Wales and national averages. While 45.4% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are China, Nepal, India and the Philippines.
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 Ashfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10099/ashfield/topic/ancestry-heritage