16.6% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Sandy Point · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Sandy Point
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Sandy Point than in the rest of the state, with only 16.6% of residents born abroad. This creates a distinct gap compared to the national figure, though the area remains more diverse than many similar places.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, each making up about a third of the population. Other typical backgrounds include Irish, Italian, and Scottish heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 81.4% of people were born in Australia, the share of overseas-born residents is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. The most common birthplaces outside Australia are England and Italy.
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 Sandy Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13502/sandy-point/topic/ancestry-heritage