WHERE ARE OUR MOST INTERNATIONAL SUBURBS ?
The results of the 2021 Census have now been released and with it , a fascinating look at the diverse demographics of Australia .
While most new arrivals to Australia come to Sydney first , it ’ s not then possible to easily find out where they decide to settle . The Census provides us with a deeper understanding into settlement patterns around the country . And there are many suburbs which are far more popular with international arrivals than others . This month in Ray White Now , we take a look at our most international suburbs .
Australia ’ s beaches feature prominently on our most international suburbs lists . Europeans and people from the Americas are particularly attracted to our beachside areas although it ’ s interesting to see which beachside areas they prefer . People from the Americas ( Canada , USA and Brazil ) prefer the Northern Beaches of Sydney , while many Europeans ( Irish and French ) prefer Sydney ’ s Eastern Suburbs . Germans have shunned Sydney ’ s beaches and headed up north to the celebrity enclave of Byron Bay , while New Zealanders show a distinct preference for the Gold Coast .
The Brits ’ favourite beach is on our west coast with Mindarie , an outer suburban suburb of Perth , containing the highest proportion of English-born residents in Australia . The Scots meanwhile have decided to settle somewhere that sounds like home . Kinross , a burgh of Scotland , no doubt has a lot of Scottish people however Kinross in Perth also contains the highest proportion of Scottish born people in Australia .
Some suburbs attract very high proportions of people from certain countries . Topping the list is Harris Park with just over 45 per cent of the population of that suburb having been born in India . It ’ s no surprise that the influence that this population has had on Indian cuisine and small business has resulted in this suburb being dubbed “ Little India ”. Cabramatta ’ s local restaurants and businesses have also had an enormous influence from having the highest proportion of Vietnamese-born residents in Australia .
Australia ’ s top educational facilities are also attractive to many people looking to settle here . The north shore of Sydney is home to one of the highest concentrations of private schools in the country . It ’ s likely that this is one factor attractive to people moving to Australia from Hong Kong with Chatswood containing the highest proportion of Hong Kong born residents in Australia . Inner suburban suburbs of Sydney such as the CBD and Haymarket contain high proportions of Thai and Indonesian-born residents , perhaps attracted to access to nearby universities .
Finally , there are some surprises in the list . Turkish-born residents show a strong preference for Dallas in Melbourne ’ s outer north while high proportions of people born in Zimbabwe live in Wellard in outer Perth . North Macedonian-born have chosen one of the more isolated parts of Australia with the mining town of Port Kembla containing the highest proportion of people born in that country in Australia .
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