45.3% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.6%
- 2016: 45.6%
- 2021: 45.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Sefton · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Sefton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of all residents in Sefton were born overseas, creating a diverse local culture. This is far above the national figure and is among the highest proportions for similar areas. Vietnamese and Chinese backgrounds are especially prominent here, making up over 30% of the community's ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Vietnamese (17.1%) and Chinese (14.5%) are the most common ancestries, followed by Australian (13.0%) and English (8.7%) backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Overseas-born residents make up 45.3% of the population, which is 18 percentage points higher than the Australian average. This is reflected in the birthplaces of residents, with 14% born in Vietnam and 4.5% in China.
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 Sefton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13531/sefton/topic/ancestry-heritage