32.8% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
St Peters · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in St Peters
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in St Peters, where 31.4% of people claim this background. This inner-west area is notably diverse, with nearly a third of its residents born in another country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English, Australian, and Irish ancestries are the most frequent, making up 31.4%, 25.4% and 13.7% of the population respectively. Scottish and Chinese heritage also feature prominently.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 32.8% of people here were born overseas, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. While 63% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England, New Zealand, Vietnam and the Philippines.
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 Peters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13659/st-peters/topic/ancestry-heritage