47.2% ▲ +14.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.2%
- 2016: 44.5%
- 2021: 47.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Birrong · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Birrong
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of the people in Birrong were born overseas, creating a multicultural community where diverse languages and traditions are part of daily life. The area stands out for its high proportion of residents from Asia, particularly Vietnam and China.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Vietnamese and Chinese ancestries are the most common, making up 19.4% and 16.8% of the population respectively, which outweighs Australian ancestry at 13.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Almost 47.2% of residents were born overseas, a figure far above the New South Wales (29.3%) and national (27.7%) averages. This is reflected in the birthplace data, where Vietnam (15.7%) and China (5.9%) are the most common overseas origins.
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 Birrong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10378/birrong/topic/ancestry-heritage