12.6% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Parma · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Parma
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong ties to British and European roots shape daily life in Parma, where nearly 45% of residents claim Australian ancestry. This heritage is reflected in a community that is far more likely to be born in Australia than people in the rest of the state or country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestral backgrounds are Australian (44.9%) and English (34.7%). Other significant groups include those with Irish, Scottish, and Italian heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.6% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below the New South Wales rate of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. About 79% of the population was born in Australia, with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 2.4%.
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 Parma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13166/parma/topic/ancestry-heritage