12.0% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Westdale · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Westdale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Westdale sits around the middle of similar areas for its mix of birthplaces and backgrounds. While most residents are born in Australia, the area has a notable Filipino presence that stands out in the local ancestry and birthplace figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 44.5% and 35.1%. Other common backgrounds include Irish, Scottish and Filipino, with the latter making up 5.5% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the figures for New South Wales and Australia. Most residents were born in Australia (83.1%), followed by the Philippines at 5.1%.
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 Westdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14276/westdale/topic/ancestry-heritage