39.0% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.7%
- 2016: 39.9%
- 2021: 39.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
St James · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in St James
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common in St James, where 30.5% of people claim this heritage. The area is notably diverse, with a very high proportion of residents born overseas compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 30.5% and 25.7% of the population. Irish, Scottish, and Chinese backgrounds are also common, accounting for 8.9%, 8.0%, and 7.9% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly 39% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is far above the national average of 27.7%. While 55.6% were born in Australia, others arrived from England, India, China, 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 St James [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51402/st-james/topic/ancestry-heritage