12.3% ▲ +19.7%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Liston · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Liston
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A steady mix of traditional roots defines Liston, where British and Australian ancestries remain the dominant influences. While most residents were born in Australia, a small but notable number of people have arrived from overseas in recent years.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 37.7%, followed by Australian at 30% and Irish at 18.5%. Scottish and German roots are also present in about 12% and 9% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.3% of people here were born overseas, a figure far below the New South Wales rate of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most people were born in Australia (70.8%), with South Africa (6.2%) and England (3.8%) being the most common other birthplaces.
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 Liston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12355/liston/topic/ancestry-heritage