32.5% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Botany · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Botany
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A remarkably high share of people born overseas live in Botany, making it one of the most diverse areas of its kind. While about 32.5% of residents were born outside Australia, the local mix is led by strong ties to English, Irish, and Chinese heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 25.7% and English at 25.5%, followed by Irish (12.7%), Chinese (8.0%), and Scottish (7.1%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 32.5% of residents born overseas, Botany is well above both the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national rate of 27.7%. Most people were born in Australia (62.9%), with the next most common birthplaces being England, New Zealand, China, and the Philippines.
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 Botany [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10515/botany/topic/ancestry-heritage