32.1% ▲ +21.2%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Peakhurst · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Peakhurst
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A mix of cultures shapes daily life in Peakhurst, where over 30% of the population was born overseas. This diversity is reflected in a community where Chinese and Greek heritage are particularly prominent alongside traditional Australian and English roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, but Chinese heritage is also significant at 15.5%, while Greek and Irish roots are shared by 7.4% and 6.9% of residents respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 32.1% of people here were born overseas, a figure that is well above the national average of 27.7%. While most were born in Australia, China is the most common overseas birthplace at 7.1%.
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 Peakhurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13179/peakhurst/topic/ancestry-heritage