16.3% ▲ +59.5%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Newtown · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Newtown
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people have moved to Newtown from overseas since 2011, though it remains a place where most residents were born in Australia. While 16.3% of people here were born abroad, this is still far below the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, each accounting for over 36% of the population. Irish, Scottish and German ancestries also feature prominently in the area.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A far lower share of residents were born overseas compared to the national average, with 78% of people born in Australia. The most common overseas birthplaces are England, New Zealand, China and the Philippines.
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 Newtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32139/newtown/topic/ancestry-heritage