31.4% ▲ +19.0%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Hillcrest · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Hillcrest
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than 31% of people in Hillcrest were born overseas, making it much more diverse than most other areas. This trend has grown over time, and the community now shows a mix of strong traditional roots and a significant international population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries, each claimed by around 30% of residents. Other common roots include Scottish, Irish and German heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is well above the national figure of 27.7% and the state average. While 63.4% were born in Australia, New Zealand is the most common overseas birthplace at 7.4%, followed by India and England.
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 Hillcrest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31338/hillcrest/topic/ancestry-heritage