32.7% ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 32.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Fairlight · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Fairlight
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Well over 30% of people in Fairlight were born overseas, a figure well above the national average. This makes the area much more internationally diverse than most parts of Australia. The community has deep roots in British and Irish heritage, with English and Australian ancestries being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most widespread at 46.4%, followed by Australian (29.8%) and Irish (15.4%). Scottish and German heritage also feature in the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 32.7% of residents were born outside Australia, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. While 63.9% were born in Australia, England is the most common overseas birthplace at 11.5%.
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 Fairlight [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11485/fairlight/topic/ancestry-heritage