43.5% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 40.0%
- 2016: 42.4%
- 2021: 43.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Willoughby · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Willoughby
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Willoughby, where 26.8% of residents claim this background. This is a highly international area, with 43.5% of the population born overseas, a figure that has grown since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The community has a diverse mix of heritage, with Chinese (22.5%), Australian (21.8%), Irish (9.9%) and Scottish (8.0%) ancestries also featuring strongly.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Far more people were born overseas here than in most other areas, with the 43.5% figure sitting far above the national average of 27.7%. Outside of Australia, the most common birthplaces are China, England, India and New Zealand.
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 Willoughby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10090/willoughby/topic/ancestry-heritage