34.0% ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 34.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Darling Point · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Darling Point
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over a third of people in Darling Point were born overseas, a figure well above the national average. This creates a cosmopolitan profile for the area, where English and Australian heritage are the most common backgrounds. A significant number of residents also claim Irish and Scottish ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 36.2%, followed by Australian at 23.4%. Irish (13.5%), Scottish (11.1%), and Chinese (5.8%) backgrounds are also prominent in the area.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 34.0% of residents were born overseas, which is among the highest for similar areas and well above the 27.7% national figure. While 59.5% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England (6.1%) and South Africa (3.3%).
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 Darling Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11212/darling-point/topic/ancestry-heritage