43.5% ▲ +38.3%
Higher than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 39.1%
- 2021: 43.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Baulkham Hills · State Electorate
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A huge gap exists between Baulkham Hills and the rest of the country, with 43.5% of people born overseas. This makes the area far more multicultural than the national average, reflecting a strong trend toward migration into the region.
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Chinese at 20.9%, English at 20.6%, and Australian at 19.6%. Other significant groups include Indian and Irish ancestry.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Born overseas residents now make up 43.5% of the population, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. This proportion has risen 12 points since 2011, with the largest overseas groups coming from China and India.
43.5% ▲ +38.3%
Higher than 88% of state electorate areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Baulkham Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10008/baulkham-hills/topic/ancestry-heritage