Analysis of the year of arrival for the overseas born population of Burwood Council Area in 2021 compared to Strathfield Council shows that there was a larger proportion of people who arrived before 2001, as well as a larger proportion of recent overseas arrivals (those who arrived between 2016 to Aug 2021).
Overall, 35.6% of the overseas born population arrived before 2001, and 33% 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 Burwood Council Area and Strathfield Council are:
- A larger percentage of arrivals between 1961 to 1970 (5.7% compared to 3.0%)
- A larger percentage of arrivals between 2016 to Aug 2021 (33.2% compared to 30.8%)
- A smaller percentage of arrivals between 2001 to 2010 (16.0% compared to 18.8%)
- A smaller percentage of arrivals between 1981 to 1990 (10.3% compared to 11.7%)