34.6% ▲ +14.2%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Northmead · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Northmead
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of people born overseas now live in Northmead, where 34.6% of residents were born outside Australia. This is well above the national figure and reflects a community with strong ties to both traditional British roots and newer arrivals from Asia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 24.5% and 23.9%, while Irish, Chinese and Scottish heritages also have a notable presence.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Born-overseas residents make up 34.6% of the population, which is among the highest for similar areas and well above New South Wales. India is the most common overseas birthplace at 5.2%, followed by China at 3.1%.
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 Northmead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13033/northmead/topic/ancestry-heritage