12.7% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Sutton · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Sutton
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 Sutton, where nearly half of the residents claim English roots. The area has a very strong connection to British and Australian origins, with the vast majority of people born either here or in the United Kingdom.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, both representing around 45% to 47% of the population. Scottish and Irish roots are also significant, each claimed by over 11% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 12.7% of people in Sutton were born overseas, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. While this is higher than in most similar areas, it is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%.
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 Sutton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122124/sutton/topic/ancestry-heritage