15.1% ▲ +10.5%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Sutton Forest · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Sutton Forest
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Overseas birth rates have remained low in Sutton Forest compared to the wider region. While a small number of residents were born abroad, the area remains dominated by people with traditional British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 41.9%, followed by Australian at 33.7%. Other frequent roots include Scottish (14.7%) and Irish (14.5%) backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 15.1% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Most residents were born in Australia (75.2%), with England (6.7%) being the most common overseas birthplace.
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 Sutton Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13718/sutton-forest/topic/ancestry-heritage