54.4% ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.6%
- 2016: 45.5%
- 2021: 54.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Northbridge · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Northbridge
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than half of all residents in Northbridge were born overseas, making it one of the most internationally diverse areas in the region. This global mix is reflected in the local population, where English, Chinese, and Australian ancestries are the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 22.5%, followed by Chinese at 13.7% and Australian at 12.9%. Irish and Scottish ancestries each make up about 5.7% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A striking 54.4% of people here were born overseas, which is far above the national figure of 27.7% and the state's 32.2%. While 32.3% were born in Australia, the largest overseas birthplaces are England, China, India and Vietnam.
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 Northbridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51159/northbridge/topic/ancestry-heritage