23.8% ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Illawong · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Illawong
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Illawong compared to the rest of the state, with only 23.8% of residents born abroad. This makes the area much less diverse in birthplace than most other Australian suburbs. The local population is predominantly of English and Australian descent.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common here, accounting for 29.7% and 27.8% of residents. Other significant ancestral groups include Irish, Scottish, and Greek.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 23.8% of people were born overseas—a figure much higher than most similar areas—this is well below the New South Wales rate of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (74.4%), followed by England, China, New Zealand, and Vietnam.
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 Illawong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11982/illawong/topic/ancestry-heritage