34.6% ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Elizabeth Bay · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Elizabeth Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A high proportion of overseas-born residents puts Elizabeth Bay among the most internationally diverse areas of its kind. Over a third of the population was born outside Australia, a figure well above the national average. This global mix is reflected in a diverse range of ancestral roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 37.5%, followed by Australian at 21.5%, Irish at 16.3%, Scottish at 13.1%, and German at 5.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 34.6% of residents were born overseas, which is well above the 27.7% national figure and the 29.3% seen across New South Wales. While 59.9% were born in Australia, others most commonly come from England, New Zealand, South Africa and India.
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 Elizabeth Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11398/elizabeth-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage