40.4% ▲ +14.7%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.2%
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 40.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Macquarie Links · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Macquarie Links
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over 40% of people in Macquarie Links were born overseas, which is far above the national figure. This makes the area one of the most diverse for its size, with a population shaped by strong ties to the Philippines and India.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian (20.2%) and English (18.3%), while Filipino, Indian, and Chinese ancestries each account for about 7% to 8% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Forty per cent of residents were born outside Australia, a figure 11 points higher than the New South Wales average. This high overseas birth rate is reflected in the community, where the Philippines and India are the most common birthplaces after Australia.
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 Links [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12444/macquarie-links/topic/ancestry-heritage