31.3% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
St Andrews · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in St Andrews
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of people born overseas now live in St Andrews, with 31.3% of the population born abroad. This is well above the national figure and makes the area more diverse than most similar places.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 27.8% and English at 23.8%. Other significant groups include Scottish, Irish, and Indian backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 31.3% of residents born overseas, this is a little above the New South Wales average. Outside of Australia, the most common birthplaces are the Philippines, India, New Zealand and England.
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 St Andrews [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13646/st-andrews/topic/ancestry-heritage