37.5% ▲ +15.7%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 37.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Erskineville · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Erskineville
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Erskineville than in most similar areas. About 37.5% of residents were born outside Australia, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This mix of backgrounds is reflected in a diverse range of ancestries, with English and Australian being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 34.8%, followed by Australian at 24.4% and Irish at 14.6%. Scottish and Chinese ancestries also make up a significant part of the local population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 37.5% of residents born overseas is much higher than the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. While 59.2% of people were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England, China, 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 Erskineville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11442/erskineville/topic/ancestry-heritage