31.2% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 31.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Balmain · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Balmain
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than 31% of people in Balmain were born overseas, which is well above the national figure. This reflects a diverse community where nearly a third of residents have roots outside Australia. Most people here identify with English, Australian, or Irish ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 40.8%, followed by Australian at 27.6% and Irish at 18.3%. Scottish and Italian roots are also present, making up 13% and 4.7% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 31.2% overseas birth rate is much higher than most areas and a little above the New South Wales figure. While 64.8% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England, New Zealand, China and South Africa.
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 Balmain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10165/balmain/topic/ancestry-heritage