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Liverpool · State Electorate

Ancestry & Birthplace in Liverpool

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Almost half of all people in Liverpool were born overseas, creating a diverse community where many different cultures live side by side. This shift has been rapid, with the proportion of overseas-born residents jumping 30 percentage points since 2011.

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📍 Liverpool, State Electorate

Where Liverpool sits — People born overseas

48.0% ▲ +172.0%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Liverpool — higher than 94% of areas.

Liverpool48.0%
Greater Sydney 38.6%
New South Wales 29.3%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

The most common ancestries are Australian at 13% and English at 10.1%, followed by Vietnamese, Indian and Chinese backgrounds.

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No single group dominates in Liverpool — Australian leads at 24%, ahead of English (18%) and Vietnamese (14%).

Australian 13.0% English 10.1% Vietnamese 7.4% Indian 5.6% Chinese 5.5% Italian 4.5% Filipino 2.8% Irish 2.0% Scottish 1.6% Greek 1.1%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Nearly half of the population, or 48%, was born overseas, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. While 45.3% were born in Australia, the most frequent overseas birthplaces are Vietnam, India, the Philippines and New Zealand.

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48.0% ▲ +172.0%

Higher than 94% of state electorate areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

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 Liverpool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10046/liverpool/topic/ancestry-heritage