68.2% ▲ +1.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.3%
- 2016: 66.7%
- 2021: 68.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Homebush West · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Homebush West
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost 68% of people in Homebush West were born overseas, a figure far above the national average. This high proportion of international arrivals has created a diverse community where Chinese and Indian ancestries are the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most frequent at 24.2%, followed by Indian ancestry at 14.6% and English ancestry at 7.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 68.2% of residents born overseas is among the highest for similar areas and far above the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. While 24.4% were born in Australia, many others come from India (17.1%), China (12.5%), and Nepal (12.2%).
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 Homebush West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11937/homebush-west/topic/ancestry-heritage