36.9% ▲ +22.2%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 39.1%
- 2021: 36.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Jesmond · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Jesmond
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A very high proportion of people born overseas live in Jesmond, with 36.9% of the population arriving from another country. This figure is well above both the New South Wales and national averages, marking it as one of the most internationally diverse areas at this level.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are English at 25.6% and Australian at 23.6%. Other notable groups include Irish (6.4%), Scottish (6.2%), and Chinese (5.0%) residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 51.7% of people were born in Australia, the area has a strong international presence, with arrivals from India (2.9%), China (2.8%), Nepal (1.6%), and England (1.3%) making up the largest overseas groups.
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 Jesmond [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12032/jesmond/topic/ancestry-heritage