30.8% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Narraweena · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Narraweena
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Narraweena, shared by 34.4% of residents. The area is quite diverse, with a high proportion of people born overseas compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Beyond those of English and Australian descent, Italian heritage is the next most common at 14.4%. Irish and Scottish ancestries also make up significant parts of the community at 9.6% and 8.1% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 30.8% of people here were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the national figure of 27.7%. While 65.7% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England, Italy and China.
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 Narraweena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12919/narraweena/topic/ancestry-heritage