9.7% ▼ -10.5%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Highfields · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Highfields
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Highfields, where 43.6% of people claim these roots. The area has a very strong British and Australian identity, with the vast majority of residents born in Australia or claiming English, Australian, Irish, or Scottish ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestry are the most prominent, making up 43.6% and 42.8% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish heritage are also common, at 12.9% and 12.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.7% of people were born overseas, which is far below the 29.3% seen in New South Wales and the 27.7% national figure. Most residents were born in Australia (87.1%), followed by England at 1.8%.
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 Highfields [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11909/highfields/topic/ancestry-heritage