37.2% ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.9%
- 2016: 36.3%
- 2021: 37.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Vaucluse · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Vaucluse
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people are born overseas in Vaucluse now than in previous years, with 37.2% of residents arriving from other countries. This high proportion of overseas-born residents is well above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia. English and Australian are the most common ancestries here.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 27.5%, followed by Australian at 22.6%. Irish, Scottish, and Chinese ancestries also make up significant portions of the local population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 37.2% of people born overseas is among the highest for similar areas, sitting well above the national figure of 27.7%. While 58.7% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are South Africa at 8% and England at 5.2%.
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 Vaucluse [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14089/vaucluse/topic/ancestry-heritage