30.9% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Newtown · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Newtown
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A diverse mix of global backgrounds shapes the daily life of Newtown, where 30.9% of residents were born overseas. This international feel is much stronger than in most similar areas, with a population that blends traditional colonial roots with a significant arrival of people from across the world.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 34.9%, followed by Australian at 27.0%, Irish at 16.5%, Scottish at 11.4%, and Chinese at 6.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 30.9% of people here were born overseas, which is well above the national figure of 27.7% and a little above the New South Wales rate. While 64.5% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England (5.7%), New Zealand (2.7%), China (1.5%), and Vietnam (0.8%).
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 Newtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12969/newtown/topic/ancestry-heritage