39.7% ▲ +15.5%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.4%
- 2016: 37.7%
- 2021: 39.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Heckenberg · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Heckenberg
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 40% of people in Heckenberg were born overseas, making it one of the most culturally diverse areas in the region. This high proportion of overseas arrivals is reflected in a mix of ancestries, with Australian, Vietnamese, and English being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 18.1%, followed closely by Vietnamese at 14.9% and English at 14.1%. Other notable ancestries include Chinese at 4.2% and Indian at 2.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Roughly 39.7% of residents were born overseas, a figure far above the 29.3% seen in New South Wales and the 27.7% national average. While 52.6% were born in Australia, Vietnam is the most common overseas birthplace at 11.1%.
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 Heckenberg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11894/heckenberg/topic/ancestry-heritage