35.9% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.7%
- 2016: 35.3%
- 2021: 35.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Chiswick · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Chiswick
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over 35% of people in Chiswick were born overseas, a figure well above the national average. This creates a diverse community where Italian and Chinese heritage are particularly prominent alongside English and Australian roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 21.1%, followed by Italian at 17.4% and Australian at 17%. Chinese and Irish ancestries also make up a significant part of the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
More than a third of the population was born outside Australia, which is well above the 29.3% seen in New South Wales. While 60.2% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are Italy and China.
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 Chiswick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10909/chiswick/topic/ancestry-heritage