What are the highest overseas-born share in New South Wales?

The top-ranked suburbs are Haymarket, Harris Park, Sydney, Wolli Creek, Rhodes, and more, ordered by a category-specific composite score from official government and open data.

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Highest Overseas-Born Share in New South Wales

Suburbs with the highest share of residents born overseas (2021 Census, usual residence). Suburbs with fewer than 500 Census residents are excluded.

Rank	Suburb	Share
#1	Haymarket	85.8%
#2	Harris Park	79.6%
#3	Sydney	76.1%
#4	Wolli Creek	75.5%
#5	Rhodes	75.4%
#6	Parramatta	73.7%
#7	Homebush West	73.6%
#8	Burwood	73.4%
#9	Westmead	72.2%
#10	Ultimo	71.2%
#11	Homebush	70.8%
#12	Hurstville	70.8%
#13	Fairfield	70.2%
#14	Auburn	69.7%
#15	Sydney Olympic Park	69.7%
#16	Cabramatta	69.6%
#17	Campsie	69.1%
#18	Fairfield Heights	68.9%
#19	Lidcombe	68.9%
#20	Macquarie Park	68.9%
#21	Wentworthville	68.4%
#22	Rosehill	67.9%
#23	Mays Hill	67.6%
#24	Nirimba Fields	67.5%
#25	Chippendale	67.3%
#26	Waitara	67.3%
#27	Zetland	66.1%
#28	Granville	66.0%
#29	Lakemba	65.2%
#30	Girraween	64.7%
#31	Rockdale	64.6%
#32	Chatswood	64.3%
#33	Allawah	64.1%
#34	Canley Vale	64.0%
#35	Wentworth Point	63.9%
#36	Wiley Park	63.2%
#37	Mascot	63.0%
#38	Greenfield Park	62.9%
#39	Strathfield	62.8%
#40	Liverpool	62.6%
#41	Berala	62.3%
#42	Epping	62.3%
#43	Warwick Farm	62.0%
#44	Pendle Hill	61.9%
#45	Kogarah	61.8%
#46	St Leonards	61.4%
#47	Meadowbank	61.3%
#48	Bankstown	61.1%
#49	Eastwood	61.0%
#50	Melonba	60.8%

Share is from the 2021 Census (usual residence). Suburbs with fewer than 500 Census residents are excluded.

Last updated 24 July 2026 at 1:42 am AEST

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