35.4% ▲ +14.7%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 35.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Busby · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Busby
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over 35% of people in Busby were born overseas, which is well above the national figure. This makes the area one of the most internationally diverse of its kind, with strong ties to both Australia and Asia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Many residents claim Australian (18.8%) or English (16.9%) ancestry, while Vietnamese (8.1%) and Chinese (3.6%) roots are also common.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is 35.4%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Vietnam is the most common birthplace outside Australia, accounting for 6.8% of the population.
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 Busby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10718/busby/topic/ancestry-heritage