41.4% ▲ +23.1%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 47.5%
- 2021: 41.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Darlington · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Darlington
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
An exceptionally high proportion of people in Darlington were born overseas, with 41.4% of the population arriving from other countries. This is far above the national figure of 27.7%, making it one of the most diverse areas of its kind in the region.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 27.6%, followed by Australian at 23.3% and Chinese at 18.6%. Irish and Scottish ancestries also make up a notable part of the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
More than four in ten residents were born outside Australia, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. While 53.1% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are China (9.1%) and England (3.9%).
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 Darlington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11215/darlington/topic/ancestry-heritage