35.3% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 35.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Double Bay · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Double Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over a third of people in Double Bay were born overseas, which is well above the national figure. This creates a diverse community where 35.3% of residents have roots outside Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 32.1%, followed by Australian at 24.4% and Irish at 13.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 35.3% overseas birth rate is among the highest for similar areas, sitting 6.0 percentage points above New South Wales. While 60.6% were born in Australia, the next most common birthplaces are England, South Africa, and New Zealand.
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 Double Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11283/double-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage