35.3% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 33.4%
- 2021: 35.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mosman · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mosman
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than a third of people in Mosman were born overseas, making it one of the most internationally diverse areas of its kind. This global mix is seen in the high number of residents with roots in England and China, alongside a strong Australian and Irish heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 41%, followed by Australian at 26.8% and Irish at 14.3%. Scottish and Chinese roots are also prominent, accounting for 12.4% and 6.2% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 35.3% of residents were born overseas, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. While 61.5% were born in Australia, the largest overseas birthplaces are England (8.5%), China (2.5%), and New Zealand (2.5%).
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 Mosman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12749/mosman/topic/ancestry-heritage