33.8% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Tempe · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Tempe
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
One third of the population in Tempe was born overseas, placing it among the highest for this trait compared to similar areas. This reflects a diverse community where overseas births are well above the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are English at 28.9% and Australian at 25.2%, followed by Irish, Scottish and Chinese backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 33.8% of residents were born outside Australia, which is well above the 29.3% seen in New South Wales. While 63.1% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are Vietnam, England, New Zealand and the Philippines.
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 Tempe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13800/tempe/topic/ancestry-heritage