66.2% ▲ +15.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.4%
- 2016: 70.1%
- 2021: 66.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ultimo · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ultimo
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
An overseas birth rate of 66.2% makes Ultimo one of the most internationally diverse areas in the region. This high proportion of foreign-born residents is reflected in a population where Chinese ancestry is the most common group, at 31.4%.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese is the most common ancestry at 31.4%, followed by English at 13.5% and Australian at 9.1%. Other notable groups include Irish and Indian ancestries, both at 4.6%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is far above the national figure of 27.7%. Only 26.7% of residents were born in Australia, while China is the most common birth country at 16.8%.
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 Ultimo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14024/ultimo/topic/ancestry-heritage