62.0% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.6%
- 2016: 62.0%
- 2021: 62.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Chatswood · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Chatswood
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
An overseas-born majority of 62% defines the population of Chatswood, making it one of the most diverse areas in the region. This high level of international migration is reflected in the local heritage, with Chinese ancestry being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most prominent in the area at 42.4%, followed by English at 13.7% and Australian at 10.9%. Other common ancestries include Irish at 4.6% and Indian at 4.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is far above the national figure of 27.7% and the state's 29.3%. While 34.4% of residents were born in Australia, the largest overseas birthplace is China at 20.1%, followed by India at 4%.
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 Chatswood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10891/chatswood/topic/ancestry-heritage