47.9% ▲ +12.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.7%
- 2016: 47.8%
- 2021: 47.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Penshurst · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Penshurst
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of all residents in Penshurst were born overseas, a figure far above the national average. This international mix is reflected in the local ancestry, with Chinese being the most common group at 24.5%.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese is the most common ancestry at 24.5%, followed by English at 16.0% and Australian at 14.4%. Other notable groups include Irish and Greek backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 47.9% of people were born overseas, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. While 47.7% were born in Australia, other major birthplaces include China at 13.0% and Nepal at 8.7%.
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 Penshurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13197/penshurst/topic/ancestry-heritage