21.1% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Green Point · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Green Point
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Green Point compared to the rest of the state, with only 21.1% of residents arriving from abroad. This is well below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia. Most residents here trace their roots back to the British Isles, particularly England and Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 44.1% and 37.4% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also frequent, accounting for 13.3% and 10.7% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 21.1% of the population was born overseas—a figure much higher than most similar areas—it remains well below the New South Wales average by 8.2 percentage points. Most people were born in Australia (75.9%), followed by England (6.6%) and New Zealand (1.6%).
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 Green Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11760/green-point/topic/ancestry-heritage