27.5% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Petersham · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Petersham
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Petersham, where 33% of residents claim these roots. The area has a diverse mix of backgrounds, and more than a quarter of the people living here were born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most prominent, making up 33% and 26.5% of the population. Irish, Scottish and Italian heritages also feature strongly in the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 27.5% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the national average and a little below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%.
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 Petersham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13202/petersham/topic/ancestry-heritage