69.2% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.4%
- 2016: 69.3%
- 2021: 69.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Burwood · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Burwood
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 70% of people in Burwood were born overseas, making it one of the most diverse areas in the region. This international mix is clearly seen in the local ancestry, where Chinese heritage is by far the most common at 48.3%.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most frequent at 48.3%, followed by English at 8.6% and Australian at 5.5%. Other common heritages include Vietnamese (3.3%) and Indian (3.1%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A huge 69.2% of residents were born overseas, which is far above the national figure of 27.7% and the state's 29.3%. This is reflected in the birthplaces of residents, with 28.8% born in China and 8.2% in Nepal.
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 Burwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10716/burwood/topic/ancestry-heritage