56.1% ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.8%
- 2016: 52.6%
- 2021: 56.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Fairfield West · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Fairfield West
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over half of all residents in Fairfield West were born overseas, making it one of the most culturally diverse areas in the region. Vietnamese ancestry is the most common here, accounting for 17.7% of the population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Vietnamese is the most frequent ancestry at 17.7%, followed by Australian at 9.5% and Chinese at 8.8%. English ancestry accounts for 8.4% of the community, while Italian ancestry is seen in 2.8% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A huge 56.1% of people here were born overseas, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This high level of migration is reflected in the birthplaces, with 12.7% of the population born in Vietnam.
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 Fairfield West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11483/fairfield-west/topic/ancestry-heritage