24.9% ▲ +158.4%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ashfield · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ashfield
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly a quarter of the people in Ashfield were born overseas, making it much more diverse than most similar areas. This mix of backgrounds is reflected in the local ancestry, where English and Australian roots are most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 37.0% and 35.9%. Other notable roots include Scottish (8.2%), German (7.2%), and Irish (5.7%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 24.9% of residents were born overseas, which is a little above the Queensland figure of 22.7% and a little below the national average of 27.7%. While 72.2% were born in Australia, other common birthplaces include England, India, Vietnam, and New Zealand.
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 Ashfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30091/ashfield/topic/ancestry-heritage