32.3% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Summer Hill · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Summer Hill
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over 32% of residents were born overseas, a figure well above the national average for Summer Hill. This international mix is reflected in a diverse range of ancestries, with English, Australian, and Irish roots being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 28.8%, followed by Australian at 23.4% and Irish at 14.1%. Chinese and Scottish roots are also common, each representing about 10% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is among the highest for similar areas, sitting a little above the New South Wales figure. While 64.1% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are China, England, New Zealand, 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 Summer Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13702/summer-hill/topic/ancestry-heritage