32.0% ▲ +9.1%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 32.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Forestville · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Forestville
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About 32% of residents in Forestville were born overseas, which is well above the national figure. This makes the area one of the most internationally diverse for its size in the region, with a strong mix of British and Asian heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries at 34.8% and 29.9%, while Irish, Scottish and Chinese backgrounds also make up a significant part of the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Forestville's overseas-born population is a little above the New South Wales average, with the largest groups of residents arriving from England, China, New Zealand and South Africa.
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 Forestville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11551/forestville/topic/ancestry-heritage