30.7% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Paddington · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Paddington
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Diverse international backgrounds shape the daily life of Paddington, where nearly one in three residents was born overseas. This mix of origins is most visible in the strong ties to the United Kingdom and Europe, with English and Australian ancestries being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common here at 40.5%, followed by Australian (26.7%), Irish (16.8%), and Scottish (12.8%) backgrounds. Italian ancestry is also present for 4.9% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 30.7% of people were born overseas, a figure that is well above the national average of 27.7%. While 65.4% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England (8.0%) and New Zealand (3.5%).
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 Paddington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13126/paddington/topic/ancestry-heritage