37.4% ▲ +6.3%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.2%
- 2016: 37.8%
- 2021: 37.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mortdale · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mortdale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than a third of residents in Mortdale were born overseas, a figure that is among the highest for similar areas. This creates a diverse community where Chinese ancestry is particularly prominent, reflecting a strong link between the area's birthplaces and its heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common at 21.7% and 21.3% respectively, while 17.9% of people claim Chinese ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 37.4% of people were born overseas, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. China is the most common birthplace outside Australia, accounting for 8.8% of the population.
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 Mortdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12739/mortdale/topic/ancestry-heritage