14.4% ▲ +14.2%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Fernleigh · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Fernleigh
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of British and Irish heritage defines the daily life of Fernleigh. Most people here claim English or Australian ancestry, with 40.9% and 38.9% respectively, reflecting a population with deep roots in these traditional backgrounds.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian backgrounds are the most common, while Irish and Scottish ancestry are both reported by 14.1% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 14.4% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia, followed by England at 6.7% and South Africa at 2.0%.
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 Fernleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11511/fernleigh/topic/ancestry-heritage