32.5% ▲ +10.5%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Blakehurst · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Blakehurst
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 33% of people in Blakehurst were born overseas, a figure well above both the state and national averages. This international influence is seen in the diverse mix of backgrounds, with Chinese and Greek ancestry being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese (19.1%) and Greek (18.4%) are the most common ancestries here, followed by Australian (15.0%), English (14.5%), and Italian (6.2%) backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Around 32.5% of residents were born overseas, which is among the highest for similar areas and well above the Australian figure of 27.7%. While 63.3% were born in Australia, China is the most common overseas birthplace at 8.6%.
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 Blakehurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10402/blakehurst/topic/ancestry-heritage