29.3% ▲ +14.0%
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
New South Wales · State / Territory
Ancestry & Birthplace in New South Wales
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A slightly higher share of people were born overseas in New South Wales than in the rest of the country. Nearly 30% of the population was born outside Australia, with English and Australian ancestries remaining the most common roots for people living across the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries in the state, at 29.8% and 28.6%. Other significant ancestral groups include Irish (9.1%), Scottish (7.7%) and Chinese (7.2%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 29.3% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion rose by 3.6 percentage points since 2011, with China (3.1%), England (2.9%) and India (2.6%) being the most common birthplaces outside 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 New South Wales [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ste/1/new-south-wales/topic/ancestry-heritage