19.5% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Barrack Heights · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Barrack Heights
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost 20% of people in Barrack Heights were born overseas, which is much higher than in most similar areas. While English and Australian ancestries are the most common, the area's overseas birth rate is still well below the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most prominent here, making up 38.2% and 36.4% of the population respectively. Scottish, Irish, and Italian roots also feature in the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 19.5% of residents were born outside Australia, a figure that sits well below both the New South Wales and national averages. Most people here were born in Australia (75.6%), followed by England at 4.5%.
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 Barrack Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10208/barrack-heights/topic/ancestry-heritage