45.5% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.9%
- 2016: 44.9%
- 2021: 45.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Guildford · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Guildford
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of all residents in Guildford were born overseas, putting the area among the highest for overseas birthplaces in the region. This reflects a diverse community where 45.5% of people grew up outside Australia, a figure far above the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 12.8% and English at 9.2%. Other significant groups include Chinese, Indian, and Filipino people.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Born overseas rates are far above the New South Wales figure by 16 percentage points and the national figure by 18 points. While 45.3% were born in Australia, other common birthplaces include China, Vietnam, Nepal, and India.
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 Guildford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11796/guildford/topic/ancestry-heritage