29.4% ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Frenchs Forest · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Frenchs Forest
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Diverse heritage shapes daily life in Frenchs Forest, where nearly 30% of the population was born overseas. This mix of backgrounds is reflected in a community with strong roots in the UK and Ireland alongside growing Asian influences.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 39.8%, followed by Australian at 32.8%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, making up 11.8% and 10.8% of the area, while Chinese ancestry accounts for 5.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 29.4% of people here were born overseas, which is much higher than in most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 27.7%. While 68.8% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England (7.3%), China (2.3%), and New Zealand (2.2%).
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 Frenchs Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11571/frenchs-forest/topic/ancestry-heritage