29.8% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Balgowlah Heights · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Balgowlah Heights
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Balgowlah Heights, where nearly half of residents claim English roots. The area is quite diverse, with about 30% of the population born overseas, a figure that sits slightly above the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 46.5%, followed by Australian (32.1%), Irish (14.0%), and Scottish (13.1%) roots. Chinese heritage is also present for 4.2% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 29.8% of people here were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian figure of 27.7%. Outside of Australia, the most common birthplaces are England (10.6%), South Africa (2.7%), and New Zealand (2.2%).
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 Balgowlah Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10155/balgowlah-heights/topic/ancestry-heritage