52.1% ▲ +6.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.0%
- 2016: 53.2%
- 2021: 52.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Pyrmont · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Pyrmont
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English is the most common ancestry in Pyrmont, where 20.5% of residents claim this heritage. This small area is a global hub, with more than half of its residents born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is also very common at 17.8%, followed by Australian at 13.9%, Irish at 8.1% and Scottish at 6.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Over half of the population (52.1%) was born overseas, a figure far above the national level of 27.7%. Outside of those born in Australia (40.7%), the most common birthplaces are China, England, India and New Zealand.
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 Pyrmont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13297/pyrmont/topic/ancestry-heritage