37.9% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.7%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 37.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Potts Point · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Potts Point
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 Potts Point, where 32.1% of residents claim these roots. The area has a very high proportion of people born overseas, with 37.9% coming from other countries. This makes it far more internationally diverse than the rest of Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English, Australian, and Irish are the three most common ancestries here. Italian heritage is also represented, with 5.2% of residents claiming this background.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly 38% of people were born outside Australia, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. While half of the population was born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England, New Zealand, and China.
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 Potts Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13268/potts-point/topic/ancestry-heritage