41.2% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.4%
- 2016: 41.6%
- 2021: 41.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Croydon · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Croydon
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Forty-one percent of people in Croydon were born overseas, making it one of the most internationally diverse areas in the region. This high level of migration is reflected in the local heritage, with Chinese and Australian ancestries being the most common. It creates a community where a large number of residents bring global perspectives to daily life.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most frequent at 23.2%, followed by Australian at 17.5% and English at 17.3%. Italian and Irish heritages are also common, accounting for 9.8% and 8.8% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 41.2% of residents born overseas is far above the national figure of 27.7%. While 54.8% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are China at 11.3% and Italy at 3.4%.
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 Croydon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11135/croydon/topic/ancestry-heritage