9.1% ▼ -71.5%
Lower than 98% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
New England · Federal Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in New England
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common in New England, with 41.9% and 39.8% of people claiming these roots respectively. The area is overwhelmingly born in Australia, with a very small minority of residents arriving from overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Beyond the strong Australian and English links, Irish ancestry is common for 11.3% of people, while 10.5% claim Scottish and 4.3% claim German roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.1% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the New South Wales 29.3% and the national 27.7%. This is among the lowest levels for similar areas and has fallen 23 points since 2011.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in New England [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED130/new-england/topic/ancestry-heritage