12.4% ▲ +14.1%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ashtonfield · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ashtonfield
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Most people in Ashtonfield share a similar ancestral background, with 86% claiming Australian or English roots. This makes the area far less diverse in its birthplace and origins than the rest of the state and the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is very common here at 42.7%, nearly matching the 43.7% who identify as Australian. Other significant groups include those with Irish (11.4%) and Scottish (10.6%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.4% of residents were born overseas, a figure far below the New South Wales rate of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most people were born in Australia (85.2%), with the next most common birthplaces being England, New Zealand, and India.
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 Ashtonfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10103/ashtonfield/topic/ancestry-heritage