59.9% ▲ +8.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.0%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 59.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Strathfield · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Strathfield
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 60% of people in Strathfield were born overseas, making it one of the most internationally diverse areas in the region. This strong overseas connection is reflected in a rich mix of ancestral backgrounds, with Chinese heritage being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most prevalent at 21.7%, followed by English at 8.2%, Australian at 7.7%, Indian at 7.4% and Italian at 4.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is 59.9%, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. While 35.5% were born in Australia, many others come from Nepal (13.6%), China (8.6%), India (6.8%) and Vietnam (3.1%).
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 Strathfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13690/strathfield/topic/ancestry-heritage