38.7% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 38.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
New Buildings · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in New Buildings
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 39% of people in New Buildings were born overseas, a figure far above the national average. This makes it one of the most internationally diverse areas of its kind, though most residents still claim English or Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries here, making up 45.2% and 41.9% of the population. Irish and Dutch roots are also present at 9.7% each.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 38.7% of residents born overseas is well above the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and far above the Australian average. England is the most common birthplace outside Australia, accounting for 9.7% 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 New Buildings [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12949/new-buildings/topic/ancestry-heritage