43.7% ▲ +23.7%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.3%
- 2016: 39.5%
- 2021: 43.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lindfield · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lindfield
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Chinese ancestry is the most common in Lindfield, where 29.3% of residents claim this heritage. It is a highly international area where nearly 44% of people were born overseas, which is far above the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most frequent at 29.3%, followed by English at 26.4% and Australian at 21.6%. Irish and Scottish backgrounds are also common, at 8.4% and 8.2% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Born overseas, 43.7% of residents live in Lindfield, a figure far above the 27.7% seen across Australia. While over half were born in Australia, China is the most common overseas birthplace at 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 Lindfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12348/lindfield/topic/ancestry-heritage