39.5% ▲ +225.0%
Higher than 83% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 37.1%
- 2021: 39.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
North Shore · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in North Shore
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 40% of people in North Shore were born overseas, making it a far more international area than most of the country. This diversity is most visible in the mix of ancestries, where English and Australian heritage remain common alongside a significant Chinese community.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 35.4%, followed by Australian at 23.3% and Irish at 13.2%. Scottish and Chinese ancestries also feature prominently, making up 10.9% and 10% of the area respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents has jumped 27 points since 2011 to reach 39.5%, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. While 56.5% were born in Australia, the largest overseas birthplaces are England at 7.1% and China at 3.6%.
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 North Shore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10060/north-shore/topic/ancestry-heritage