30.4% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Parmelia · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Parmelia
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A little over 30% of people in Parmelia were born overseas, which is a much higher figure than in most similar areas. This international mix is reflected in the local ancestry, where English and Australian roots are most common but Filipino heritage is also notable.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 41.5%, followed by Australian at 30.6%. Other significant groups include Scottish (8.2%), Irish (7.2%), and Filipino (4.7%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Roughly 30.4% of residents were born outside Australia, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. While 63% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England (8.3%), New Zealand (4.5%), and the Philippines (4.0%).
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 Parmelia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51210/parmelia/topic/ancestry-heritage