In 2021, 33.4% of people in Inner West Council area were born overseas, compared with 40.7% in SSROC region.
Country of Birth data identifies where people were born and is indicative of the level of cultural diversity in Inner West Council area. The mix of Country of Birth groups is also indicative of historical settlement patterns, as source countries for Australia's immigration program have varied significantly over time.
To get a more complete picture of cultural and ethnic characteristics, Inner West Council area's Country of Birth data should be viewed together with Ancestry, Language Spoken at Home and Religion.
Please note: Due to changes in ABS rules around perturbation and additivity of data to protect the confidentiality of individuals, counts of individual birthplace groups and totals derived from them may differ slightly from those published by the ABS. For more information see notes on data confidentiality.
'In which country was the person born?'
| Birthplace - Summary | |||||||
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| Inner West Council area - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2006 | Change | ||||
| Birthplace | Number | % | SSROC region % | Number | % | SSROC region % | 2006 to 2021 |
| Total overseas born | 60,991 | 33.4 | 40.7 | 55,065 | 34.4 | 34.5 | +5,926 |
| Australia | 114,365 | 62.6 | 54.4 | 90,035 | 56.2 | 55.1 | +24,330 |
| Not stated | 7,455 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 15,188 | 9.5 | 10.4 | -7,733 |
| Total Population | 182,811 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 160,288 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +22,523 |
| Birthplace - Ranked by size | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inner West Council area - Overseas born (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2006 | Change | ||||
| Birthplace | Number | % | SSROC region % | Number | % | SSROC region % | 2006 to 2021 |
| United Kingdom | 9,825 | 5.4 | 3.6 | 8,166 | 5.1 | 3.6 | +1,659 |
| China | 5,556 | 3.0 | 5.9 | 5,566 | 3.5 | 4.0 | -10 |
| New Zealand | 3,869 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 4,219 | 2.6 | 2.1 | -350 |
| Vietnam | 3,137 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2,909 | 1.8 | 1.6 | +228 |
| Italy | 2,794 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 3,784 | 2.4 | 1.5 | -990 |
| Greece | 2,428 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 3,424 | 2.1 | 1.7 | -996 |
| Philippines | 2,082 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1,491 | 0.9 | 0.8 | +591 |
| Nepal | 1,964 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 439 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +1,525 |
| India | 1,937 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1,819 | 1.1 | 1.0 | +118 |
| United States of America | 1,782 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 892 | 0.6 | 0.4 | +890 |
Analysis of the country of birth of the population in Inner West Council area in 2021 compared to SSROC region shows that there was a smaller proportion of people born overseas.
Overall, 33.4% of the population was born overseas, compared with 40.7% for SSROC region.
The largest non-English speaking country of birth in Inner West Council area was China, where 3.0% of the population, or 5,556 people, were born.
The major differences between the countries of birth of the population in Inner West Council area and SSROC region were:
Between 2006 and 2021, the number of people born overseas increased by 5926 or 10.8%.
The largest changes in birthplace countries of the population in this area between 2006 and 2021 were for those born in:
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