44.3% ▲ +16.5%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.0%
- 2016: 43.1%
- 2021: 44.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
South Wentworthville · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in South Wentworthville
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A surge in overseas births has shifted the makeup of South Wentworthville, with 44.3% of people now born outside Australia. This far exceeds the national figure of 27.7%, making it one of the most culturally diverse areas in the region.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 13.8% and English at 11.4%, followed by Indian at 9.7% and Chinese at 5.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly half of the population was born overseas, which is 15 points higher than the New South Wales average. While 47% were born in Australia, the largest overseas groups are from India at 9.4% and China at 2.2%.
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 South Wentworthville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13615/south-wentworthville/topic/ancestry-heritage