46.7% ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 92% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 43.7%
- 2016: 46.0%
- 2021: 46.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bankstown · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bankstown
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Vietnamese ancestry is the most common in Bankstown, where 14.2% of people claim this heritage. This area is a major hub for migration, with nearly half of all residents born in another country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Aside from Vietnamese and Australian roots, many residents identify as Chinese (9.8%) or English (9.0%). Italian ancestry is also present at 2.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Almost half of the people here were born overseas, which is far above the figures for New South Wales (29.3%) and Australia (27.7%). This proportion rose 3.1 points since 2011, with Vietnam (11.8%) and China (3.6%) being the most common birthplaces after Australia.
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 Bankstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10005/bankstown/topic/ancestry-heritage