33.5% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 33.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Five Dock · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Five Dock
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong European and Asian heritage shapes the daily life of Five Dock, where over a third of the population was born overseas. This international mix is most visible in the area's deep Italian roots and a growing Chinese community.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Italian ancestry is the most common here at 23.5%, followed by Australian at 20.9% and English at 20.2%. Irish and Chinese ancestries also make up significant shares, at 10.4% and 9.9% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 33.5% of people born overseas is well above the national figure of 27.7% and higher than most similar areas. While 63.1% were born in Australia, Italy is the most common overseas birthplace at 7.1%, followed by China at 3.7%.
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 Five Dock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11533/five-dock/topic/ancestry-heritage