4.9% ▼ -24.0%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Harwood · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Harwood
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 4.9% of people in Harwood were born overseas, making it a community with very few international arrivals. Most residents share a similar heritage, with English and Australian ancestries being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 52.0%, followed by Australian at 40.8%. Scottish and Irish roots are also common, appearing in 13.6% and 13.3% of residents respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is far below the New South Wales and national figures, sitting at just 4.9%. While 87.9% were born in Australia, the Philippines is the most common overseas birthplace at 3.5%.
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 Harwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11872/harwood/topic/ancestry-heritage