34.5% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.8%
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 34.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Hillarys · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Hillarys
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Hillarys at the last census than in previous years, with 34.5% of residents now born abroad. This mix of backgrounds is evident in the local ancestry, where English, Australian, and Irish roots are the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is most common at 44.2%, followed by Australian at 31.3% and Irish at 11.3%. Scottish and Italian heritage also feature in the local makeup.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is 34.5%, which is among the highest for similar areas and well above the national figure of 27.7%. While 62.9% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England, South Africa, 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 Hillarys [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50638/hillarys/topic/ancestry-heritage