37.2% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.6%
- 2016: 36.7%
- 2021: 37.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Old Guildford · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Old Guildford
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Old Guildford than in most similar areas, with 37.2% of residents arriving from another country. This creates a diverse local mix where Australian and English ancestries are common, but Chinese and Vietnamese roots are also well represented.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 12.3%, followed by English at 7.2%. Chinese and Vietnamese backgrounds are also prominent, making up 6.1% and 2.5% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of overseas-born residents is well above the national figure of 27.7% and the NSW rate of 29.3%. While 53.3% were born in Australia, the next most common birthplaces are China at 2.7% and Vietnam at 2.1%.
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 Old Guildford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13088/old-guildford/topic/ancestry-heritage