39.7% ▲ +21.0%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 36.9%
- 2021: 39.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Denistone West · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Denistone West
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 40% of people in Denistone West were born overseas, which is among the highest proportions for similar areas. This high level of migration is reflected in a diverse mix of ancestries, with Chinese and English being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most common at 28.2%, followed by English at 22.5% and Australian at 20.8%. Irish and Italian ancestries each make up 6.3% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 39.7% of residents were born overseas, a figure far above the 29.3% seen in New South Wales and the 27.7% national average. While 58.9% were born in Australia, China is the most common overseas birthplace at 13.8%.
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 Denistone West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11242/denistone-west/topic/ancestry-heritage