42.0% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.0%
- 2016: 42.6%
- 2021: 42.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Burwood Heights · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Burwood Heights
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Overseas birth rates in Burwood Heights have climbed since 2011 to reach a high of 42%. This makes the area far more diverse than the rest of New South Wales, with Chinese and Italian ancestries now making up a large part of the local population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most common here at 21.4%, followed by Australian and English origins at 13.5% and 12.3%. Italian and Greek ancestries also make up significant portions of the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
More than four out of ten people here were born overseas, a figure far above the 29.3% seen across New South Wales. While 46.6% were born in Australia, China is the most common birthplace for those from abroad at 11.7%.
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 Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10717/burwood-heights/topic/ancestry-heritage