9.1% ▲ +9.5%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Swansea · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Swansea
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Just 9.1% of people in Swansea were born overseas, a figure far below the state and national averages. Most residents here have deep roots in the area, with the vast majority born in Australia. This creates a community with a very strong connection to traditional Anglo-Celtic heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 47.5% and 40.6% of the population. Other significant roots include Scottish at 11.9% and Irish at 11.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is far below the New South Wales figure by 20 percentage points. Most residents were born in Australia (85.2%), followed by England at 3.2% and New Zealand at 1.1%.
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 Swansea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13726/swansea/topic/ancestry-heritage