24.7% ▲ +11.3%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Sylvania · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Sylvania
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background in Sylvania, where 29.4% of residents claim this heritage. The area is primarily Australian-born, though it maintains a notable Greek presence and a higher proportion of overseas-born residents than most similar areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up over half the population. Other significant groups include Greek at 10.6%, Irish at 9.1%, and Chinese at 7.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Roughly 24.7% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this is well below the figures for New South Wales and Australia. Most residents were born in Australia (71.9%), followed by China, England, New Zealand, and Italy.
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 Sylvania [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13732/sylvania/topic/ancestry-heritage