25.5% ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Erskine Park · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Erskine Park
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Diverse cultural backgrounds shape daily life in Erskine Park, where over a quarter of the population was born overseas. This variety is reflected in the ancestry of residents, with the most common being Australian and English, followed by Irish, Filipino, and Scottish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 31.5% and 26.9% of the population. Other significant groups include Irish (6.6%), Filipino (6.2%), and Scottish (5.4%) ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 25.5% of people here were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and a little below the national figure of 27.7%. The most common birthplaces outside Australia are the Philippines, New Zealand, England, 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 Erskine Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11441/erskine-park/topic/ancestry-heritage