31.5% ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Sylvania Waters · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Sylvania Waters
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much higher share of residents in Sylvania Waters were born overseas compared to most other areas. Around 31.5% of the population grew up outside Australia, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This mix is reflected in a diverse range of backgrounds, with English and Australian ancestries being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are most common at 21.8% and 19.8% respectively, followed by Greek (13.8%), Chinese (13.5%), and Irish (6.7%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 31.5% of the population, a little above the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. While 65% were born in Australia, China is the most common overseas birthplace at 6.2%.
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 Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13733/sylvania-waters/topic/ancestry-heritage