55.0% ▲ +533.8%
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 52.5%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Parramatta · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Parramatta
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A massive 46 percentage point rise in overseas births since 2011 has transformed Parramatta into a global hub. Now, over half of the population was born in another country, making it one of the most diverse areas in the region.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most common here at 20.1%, followed by English at 13.3% and Indian at 13.2%. Australian ancestry accounts for 12.8% and Irish for 4.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 55% of people born overseas, Parramatta's figure is far above the New South Wales rate of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. While 39.9% were born in Australia, many others come from India (14.2%) and China (10.3%).
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 Parramatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10065/parramatta/topic/ancestry-heritage