41.9% ▲ +451.1%
Higher than 87% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 37.1%
- 2021: 41.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Macquarie Fields · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Macquarie Fields
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A huge surge in migration has reshaped daily life in Macquarie Fields, where 41.9% of people were born overseas. This is far above the national figure and represents a massive shift in the area's makeup over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 19.5% and English at 17.1%. Indian ancestry is also prominent at 8.8%, followed by Chinese and Filipino roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Forty-one percent of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most areas and 14 points above the Australian average. This figure rose by 34 points since 2011, with India, Nepal and the Philippines 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 Macquarie Fields [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10048/macquarie-fields/topic/ancestry-heritage