42.7% ▲ +26.2%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 37.4%
- 2021: 42.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Prospect · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Prospect
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of all people in Prospect were born overseas, making it one of the most culturally diverse areas in the region. This mix of backgrounds is seen in the local ancestry, where Australian, English, and Indian roots are the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most frequent at 19.6% and 16.4%, while Indian ancestry is also common at 10.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Over 42.7% of residents were born outside Australia, a figure far above the 29.3% seen in New South Wales and the 27.7% national average. India is the most common overseas birthplace at 7.4%, followed by the Philippines at 3.3%.
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 Prospect [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13278/prospect/topic/ancestry-heritage