36.5% ▲ +12.7%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 36.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Guildford West · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Guildford West
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than 36% of people in Guildford West were born overseas, a figure well above the national average. This reflects a diverse community where a significant portion of the population brings a wide range of international backgrounds to the area.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 18.4% and 13.4%. Other notable groups include Chinese at 4.6%, Italian at 2.8%, and Irish at 2.6%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is 36.5%, which is among the highest for similar areas and well above the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. While 55.5% were born in Australia, other common birthplaces include China, New Zealand, the Philippines, and Vietnam.
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 West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11797/guildford-west/topic/ancestry-heritage