39.9% ▲ +17.3%
Higher than 84% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 34.0%
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 39.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Davidson · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Davidson
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 40% of people in Davidson were born overseas, a figure far above the national average. This international mix is most visible in the area's ancestry, where English and Australian roots are common alongside a very strong Chinese presence.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries at 31.8% and 24.9%, while Chinese ancestry is also prominent at 20.6%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents has risen to 39.9% since 2011, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. While 57.9% of people were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are China, England, and South Africa.
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 Davidson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10024/davidson/topic/ancestry-heritage