46.9% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.2%
- 2016: 45.0%
- 2021: 46.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Strathfield South · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Strathfield South
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Chinese ancestry is the most common heritage in Strathfield South, making up 17.8% of the population. This reflects a diverse community where nearly half of all residents were born overseas, far exceeding the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese is the most common ancestry at 17.8%, followed by Australian at 12.8% and English at 10.8%. Other significant groups include people with Italian (10.7%) and Indian (7.9%) heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly 47% of people here were born overseas, a figure far above the 27.7% national average. While about half the population was born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are China (7.5%) and India (6.2%).
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 Strathfield South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13691/strathfield-south/topic/ancestry-heritage