28.2% ▲ +4.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Birchgrove · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Birchgrove
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common in Birchgrove, where 44.2% of people claim these roots. The area has a strong British and Irish heritage, with many residents tracing their families back to the UK and Europe.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English, Australian, and Irish are the top three ancestries here, with 44.2%, 29.3%, and 18.6% respectively. Scottish and Italian roots are also present, making up 13.4% and 4.6% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly 28.2% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. While this is about the same as the national figure, 10% of residents were born in England, followed by New Zealand at 2.4%.
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 Birchgrove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10373/birchgrove/topic/ancestry-heritage