9.7% ▲ +32.4%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Thornton · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Thornton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of traditional roots defines Thornton, where nearly half of the residents claim Australian ancestry. The area is far less diverse than the state or national average, with the vast majority of people born here or in the UK.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English, Australian, Scottish and Irish ancestries are the most common, with Australian and English roots each making up over 42% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.7% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Most residents were born in Australia (88.1%), followed by small numbers from England, New Zealand, India 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 Thornton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13867/thornton/topic/ancestry-heritage