35.5% ▲ +21.4%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 35.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Normanhurst · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Normanhurst
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than one third of people in Normanhurst were born overseas, a figure that has risen since 2011. This reflects a diverse community where English and Australian ancestries remain common, but Chinese heritage is also very prominent.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 31.2% and 29.5% of the population. Chinese ancestry is also significant at 14.0%, followed by Irish and Scottish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
At 35.5%, the share of overseas-born residents is among the highest for similar areas and well above the national figure of 27.7%. While 63.0% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are China, India and England.
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 Normanhurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12986/normanhurst/topic/ancestry-heritage