41.7% ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.3%
- 2016: 41.5%
- 2021: 41.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Thornlie · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Thornlie
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than four in ten people in Thornlie were born overseas, a figure that is among the highest for similar areas. This mix of backgrounds is reflected in a population where English, Australian, and Chinese ancestries are the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are English at 31.9% and Australian at 24.1%. Chinese ancestry is also prominent at 10.1%, followed by Scottish and Irish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 41.7% of residents born overseas, Thornlie's figure is far above the national average of 27.7%. Outside of those born in Australia (54.2%), the most common birthplaces are England, India, New Zealand and China.
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 Thornlie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51448/thornlie/topic/ancestry-heritage