50.4% ▲ +19.2%
Higher than 96% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 42.3%
- 2016: 49.9%
- 2021: 50.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Heffron · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Heffron
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over half of all residents in Heffron were born overseas, creating a diverse daily life where a wide variety of cultures meet. This high level of international migration is reflected in a population where Chinese and English ancestries are almost equally common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 20.4%, closely followed by Chinese at 19.6% and Australian at 15.9%. Irish and Scottish roots are also present, making up 9.6% and 5.6% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A striking 50.4% of people here were born overseas, a figure far above the national average of 27.7% and the state's 29.3%. This proportion rose 8.1 percentage points since 2011, with China (9.2%) and England (3.9%) being the most common birthplaces outside 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 Heffron [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10035/heffron/topic/ancestry-heritage