12.1% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mayfield East · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mayfield East
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Around the middle of similar areas for its overseas-born population, Mayfield East is a suburb where most people have deep roots in Australia. The vast majority of residents claim English or Australian ancestry, reflecting a strong traditional heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 45.4%, followed by Australian at 37.7% and Irish at 16.7%. Scottish and German backgrounds are also present, accounting for 13.2% and 4.4% of the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.1% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. This is reflected in the fact that 86.2% of residents were born in 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 Mayfield East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12544/mayfield-east/topic/ancestry-heritage