0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
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.
A strong sense of British and Irish heritage defines the local identity in Mayfield, where the vast majority of people claim roots in the UK. Most residents were born here in Australia, creating a community with very few overseas-born arrivals compared to the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 33.3%, followed closely by Irish at 30.6% and Australian at 25%. Scottish and Italian roots are also present in about 17% and 11% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
No one in the area was born overseas, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 29.3%. While 66.7% were born in Australia, those born abroad most commonly came from England.
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/SAL12543/mayfield/topic/ancestry-heritage