32.4% ▲ +8.9%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Seaforth · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Seaforth
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A higher proportion of people were born overseas in Seaforth than in the state or national average. This international mix is reflected in the area's ancestry, where English and Australian roots are the most common. Around 32.4% of residents were born outside Australia, which is well above the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 42.6%, followed by Australian at 29.4%. Other prominent roots include Irish (13.8%), Scottish (11.1%), and Chinese (6.1%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 32.4% of residents born overseas is among the highest for similar areas, sitting well above the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. While 64.9% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England (9.5%) and China (2.5%).
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 Seaforth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13524/seaforth/topic/ancestry-heritage