51.7% ▲ +11.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.4%
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 51.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Narwee · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Narwee
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than half of all residents in Narwee were born in another country, creating a multicultural community where a wide variety of backgrounds are represented. This high level of diversity is led by a strong Chinese presence, which is the most common ancestry in the area.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most prominent here at 33%, followed by English at 12.1% and Australian at 11.4%. Other common ancestries include Greek at 5.6% and Filipino at 4.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A striking 51.7% of people were born overseas, a figure far above the 29.3% seen in New South Wales and the 27.7% national average. This is among the highest proportions for similar areas, with China being the most common birth country after 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 Narwee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12921/narwee/topic/ancestry-heritage