59.1% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.2%
- 2016: 62.9%
- 2021: 59.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Meadowbank · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Meadowbank
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Chinese ancestry is the most common in Meadowbank, where nearly a quarter of residents share this heritage. This influence is reflected in the area's diverse roots, with a high proportion of people born outside Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most frequent at 24.3%, followed by English at 14%, Australian at 13%, Indian at 7.1% and Irish at 5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A huge 59.1% of people here were born overseas, a figure far above the New South Wales rate of 29.3%. This high level of migration is seen in the mix of birthplaces, with 11.7% born in China, 6.1% in India, 3.7% in the Philippines and 2.3% in 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 Meadowbank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12560/meadowbank/topic/ancestry-heritage