30.4% ▲ +16.9%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Hornsby Heights · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Hornsby Heights
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A slightly higher share of people were born overseas in Hornsby Heights compared to the rest of the country. Around 30.4% of residents grew up in another country, with English and Australian ancestries being the most common identities in the area.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English (36.7%) and Australian (33.6%) ancestries are the most frequent, followed by Irish at 10.3% and Scottish at 10.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Roughly 30.4% of the population were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. While 67.8% were born in Australia, other common birthplaces include England (5.6%) and China (3.7%).
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 Hornsby Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11944/hornsby-heights/topic/ancestry-heritage