37.1% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.6%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 37.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Edgecliff · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Edgecliff
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than a third of residents in Edgecliff were born overseas, making it a much more international pocket than the rest of the state. This global mix is reflected in a diverse range of backgrounds, with English, Australian, and Irish being the most common ancestries.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 33.8%, followed by Australian at 24.2% and Irish at 14.5%. Scottish and Chinese backgrounds also make up significant shares of the local population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
At 37.1%, the share of people born overseas is well above the national figure of 27.7% and among the highest for similar areas. While 58.1% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England, New Zealand, South Africa and China.
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 Edgecliff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11382/edgecliff/topic/ancestry-heritage