Analysis of the year of arrival for the overseas born population of Inner West Council area in 2021 compared to Strathfield Council shows that there was a larger proportion of people who arrived before 2001, and a smaller proportion of recent overseas arrivals (those who arrived between 2016 to Aug 2021).
Overall, 51.6% of the overseas born population arrived before 2001, and 16% arrived during or after 2016, compared with 34.2% and 30.8% respectively for Strathfield Council.
The major differences in year of arrival data in the population between Inner West Council area and Strathfield Council are:
- A larger percentage of arrivals between 1961 to 1970 (9.5% compared to 3.0%)
- A larger percentage of arrivals between 1971 to 1980 (10.0% compared to 6.0%)
- A larger percentage of arrivals between 1981 to 1990 (14.1% compared to 11.7%)
- A smaller percentage of arrivals between 2016 to Aug 2021 (15.6% compared to 30.8%)