40.4% ▲ +15.2%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.1%
- 2016: 38.2%
- 2021: 40.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Macquarie Fields · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Macquarie Fields
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Diverse cultural backgrounds shape daily life in Macquarie Fields, where 40.4% of residents were born overseas. This is far above the national figure of 27.7%, making it one of the most multicultural areas of its kind. People from all over the world live here, contributing to a rich mix of languages and traditions.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 21% and English at 18.4%. Indian ancestry is also prominent at 8%, followed by Irish and Scottish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 40.4% of people born overseas, the area is far above the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. While 52.5% were born in Australia, the largest overseas birthplaces are India, New Zealand, the Philippines, and Nepal.
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 Macquarie Fields [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12442/macquarie-fields/topic/ancestry-heritage