22.6% ▲ +41.3%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Picnic Point · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Picnic Point
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Fewer people were born overseas in Picnic Point by the 2021 census compared to previous years. While the area is more diverse than many similar places, about 75% of residents were born in Australia. The local population is mostly of Australian, English, and Irish descent.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 27.4% and 26.8% respectively. Other notable groups include Irish (9.7%), Greek (7.2%), and Scottish (7.0%) ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 22.6% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the figures for New South Wales and Australia. Outside of Australia, China is the most common birthplace at 2.7%.
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 Picnic Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13211/picnic-point/topic/ancestry-heritage