43.4% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.2%
- 2016: 41.7%
- 2021: 43.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bexley · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bexley
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far more people were born overseas in Bexley than in most similar areas, with 43.4% of residents arriving from abroad. This high level of migration is reflected in a diverse mix of ancestries, where Australian, Chinese, English, and Greek roots are all common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The area has a varied ancestry profile. Australian (13.9%), Chinese (13.8%), and English (12.1%) are the most frequent, followed by Greek (9.4%) and Italian (5.5%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly 43% of residents were born overseas, which is far above the figures for New South Wales (29.3%) and Australia (27.7%). While 52.7% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are China (6.7%) and the Philippines (1.8%).
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 Bexley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10333/bexley/topic/ancestry-heritage