20.9% ▲ +120.0%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Orchard Hills · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Orchard Hills
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A high proportion of overseas-born residents compared to similar areas defines Orchard Hills. While the typical resident is born in Australia, those born abroad now make up 20.9% of the population, a figure that has risen sharply since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are most common, each accounting for nearly 30% of the population. Other notable ancestral groups include Italian (9.7%), Irish (7.1%), and German (5.1%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of people born overseas rose 11 points since 2011 to reach 20.9%, though this is still well below the national figure of 27.7%. Most of the population was born in Australia (78.8%), followed by England, Italy, 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 Orchard Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122104/orchard-hills/topic/ancestry-heritage