47.7% ▲ +12.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.3%
- 2016: 45.2%
- 2021: 47.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
St Ives · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in St Ives
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of all residents in St Ives were born overseas, a figure far above the national average. This diverse mix is reflected in a community where English, Chinese and Australian ancestries are all common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 29.3%, followed by Chinese at 21.4% and Australian at 20.4%. Irish and Scottish roots are also present, each held by 7.3% of people.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
At 47.7%, the proportion of people born overseas is far above the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national average of 27.7%. While 50.5% were born in Australia, China is the most common overseas birthplace at 10.3%.
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 Ives [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13654/st-ives/topic/ancestry-heritage