40.5% ▲ +6.8%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.9%
- 2016: 39.8%
- 2021: 40.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Breakfast Point · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Breakfast Point
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A diverse mix of cultural backgrounds shapes daily life in Breakfast Point, where 40.5% of residents were born overseas. This is far above the national figure of 27.7%, creating a community with deep global ties. English, Chinese, and Australian ancestries are the most common influences here.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 23.5%, followed by Chinese at 18.0% and Australian at 17.0%. Italian and Irish heritage are also common, making up 10.6% and 9.6% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is far above the New South Wales figure of 29.3%, ranking among the highest for similar areas. While 55.2% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are China at 9.7%, England at 3.8%, and Italy at 2.2%.
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 Breakfast Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10554/breakfast-point/topic/ancestry-heritage