70.9% ▲ +13.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.7%
- 2016: 69.3%
- 2021: 70.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Sydney · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Sydney
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A massive 70.9% of people in Sydney were born overseas, making it one of the most internationally diverse areas in the country. This level of global migration is far above the figures for New South Wales and Australia, creating a population where only about one in five residents was born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most common at 29%, followed by English at 13.2% and Australian at 7.3%. Other common ancestries include Irish and Indian backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is far above the national figure, sitting at 70.9% compared to 27.7% for Australia. While 22.3% were born in Australia, the largest overseas groups come from China, India, England and Vietnam.
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 Sydney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13730/sydney/topic/ancestry-heritage