44.2% ▲ +6.8%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.4%
- 2016: 44.8%
- 2021: 44.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Surry Hills · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Surry Hills
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A huge share of the population in Surry Hills was born overseas, with 44.2% of residents coming from other countries. This is far above the national figure and among the highest proportions seen in similar areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 29.6%, followed by Australian at 19.2% and Irish at 12.4%. Chinese and Scottish ancestries are also common, making up 9.4% and 8.8% of the area.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly half of the people here were born in Australia (48.7%), but the 44.2% born overseas is much higher than the 29.3% seen across New South Wales. England is the most frequent overseas birthplace at 6.4%, followed by New Zealand, China, 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 Surry Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13714/surry-hills/topic/ancestry-heritage