39.6% ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.1%
- 2016: 37.3%
- 2021: 39.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Crows Nest · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Crows Nest
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 40% of people in Crows Nest were born overseas, a figure that is among the highest for similar areas. This creates a diverse local profile where the population is far more internationally born than the typical resident of New South Wales or Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 32.9%, followed by Australian at 24.5% and Irish at 12.5%. Chinese and Scottish heritage are also prominent, making up 10.9% and 10.4% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 39.6% of residents born outside Australia, this is far above the state figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. While 57% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England (5.6%), New Zealand (3.2%), China (3.1%) and India (2.3%).
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 Crows Nest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11132/crows-nest/topic/ancestry-heritage