52.3% ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.2%
- 2016: 49.6%
- 2021: 52.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Canterbury · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Canterbury
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than half of the people in Canterbury were born in another country, creating a diverse community where Chinese and English are the most common ancestries. This high level of international migration means a majority of residents bring global perspectives and different cultural backgrounds to the area.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most common at 16.4%, followed by English at 13.0%, Australian at 12.4%, Greek at 7.5% and Irish at 5.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A huge 52.3% of residents were born overseas, which is far above the 29.3% seen in New South Wales and the 27.7% national figure. While 42.4% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are China, Vietnam, Nepal 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 Canterbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10796/canterbury/topic/ancestry-heritage