36.6% ▲ +312.7%
Higher than 78% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 36.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Newtown · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Newtown
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
International backgrounds shape daily life in Newtown, where more than a third of the population was born overseas. This global character is reflected in a diverse mix of ancestries, with English and Australian being the most common roots for residents.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 30.2%, followed by Australian at 23.3%. Irish, Chinese, and Scottish roots are also common, making up 13.6%, 10.3% and 9.6% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas has surged to 36.6%, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This represents a massive increase of 28 percentage points since 2011, with the most common overseas birthplaces being England, China, New Zealand and India.
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 Newtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10059/newtown/topic/ancestry-heritage