78.2% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.3%
- 2016: 77.0%
- 2021: 78.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Haymarket · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
An overwhelming 78.2% of people in Haymarket were born overseas, making it one of the most internationally diverse areas in the region. This global mix is led by a very strong Chinese presence, which shapes both the birthplace and ancestry profiles of the neighbourhood.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most common here at 40.9%, followed by English at 8.7% and Australian at 3.8%. Other notable groups include Vietnamese and Indian ancestry.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Born overseas rates are far above the national figure of 27.7% and the state's 29.3%. This is consistent with the ancestry data, as China is the most common birthplace at 21.4%.
78.2% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Haymarket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11884/haymarket/topic/ancestry-heritage