17.0% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Sunnyside · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Sunnyside
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
An English and Australian ancestry mix dominates Sunnyside, where 87% of people claim one of these two roots. This heritage reflects a population with deep ties to these two nations, though a small number of overseas-born residents provide some diversity.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 44.0% and 43.0% of the population respectively. Smaller groups include those with Scottish (4.0%), Dutch (4.0%), and Irish (3.0%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Around 17.0% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas, though far below the figures for Western Australia and Australia. Most residents were born in Australia (77.0%), followed by England (4.0%) and New Zealand (3.0%).
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 Sunnyside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51418/sunnyside/topic/ancestry-heritage