13.7% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mayfield · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mayfield
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Mayfield than in most similar areas, though the overall total remains low. While 13.7% of residents were born abroad, this is far below the national figure of 27.7%.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Ancestry in the area is predominantly English at 41.4% and Australian at 37.8%. Irish and Scottish heritage are also common, accounting for 14.0% and 11.7% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The vast majority of residents were born in Australia (81.7%), which is far below the New South Wales state average of 29.3% for overseas births. Outside of Australia, England is the most common birthplace at 2.3%.
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 Mayfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12540/mayfield/topic/ancestry-heritage