52.2% ▲ +20.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.4%
- 2016: 47.6%
- 2021: 52.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cherrybrook · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cherrybrook
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over half of all residents in Cherrybrook were born overseas, a figure far above the national average. This high level of international migration is reflected in the diverse ancestral backgrounds of the area, where Chinese and Indian roots are very prominent.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most common at 25.3%, followed by English at 19.6% and Australian at 16.3%. Indian ancestry also makes up a significant 12.5% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 52.2% of people born overseas is far above the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. While 46.4% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are China at 9.6% and India at 8.8%.
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 Cherrybrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10897/cherrybrook/topic/ancestry-heritage