47.9% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47.9%
- 2021: 47.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Punchbowl · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Punchbowl
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of all residents in Punchbowl were born overseas, marking a significant shift in the area's makeup since 2011. With 47.9% of people born outside Australia, the suburb is far more diverse than the typical New South Wales or Australian community.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian, Chinese, Vietnamese, and English, though no single group dominates. This reflects a varied mix, with Chinese and Vietnamese ancestries both accounting for 6.8% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Almost 48% of people here were born overseas, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. Aside from those born in Australia (45%), the most common birthplaces are Vietnam, China, India and the Philippines.
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 Punchbowl [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13286/punchbowl/topic/ancestry-heritage