28.0% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Balmain East · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Balmain East
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far more people were born overseas in Balmain East than in most similar areas. While the typical resident has roots in the UK or Ireland, nearly 30% of the population arrived from another country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 43.6%, followed by Australian at 27.3% and Irish at 18.1%. Scottish and German heritage are also present in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 28% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas and nearly identical to the national figure. Australia is the primary birthplace at 66.8%, while England is the most common overseas origin at 8.5%.
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 East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10166/balmain-east/topic/ancestry-heritage