29.8% ▲ +12.6%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Northbridge · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Northbridge
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Diverse cultural roots shape the daily life of Northbridge, where nearly 30% of residents were born outside Australia. This mix of backgrounds is most evident in the family histories of locals, with English, Australian and Irish roots being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 34%, followed by Australian (28.5%) and Irish (13.6%). About 12.6% of residents identify as Chinese and 10.3% as Scottish.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 29.8% of people here were born overseas, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of 27.7%. While 67.4% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England (4.8%) and China (3.9%).
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 Northbridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13032/northbridge/topic/ancestry-heritage