10.1% ▼ -79.1%
Lower than 93% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 48.5%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Paterson · Federal Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Paterson
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common in Paterson, with 43.6% and 43.4% of residents claiming these roots. This creates a community where the vast majority of people trace their family history to the British Isles or Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian heritage dominate the area, while 10.7% of residents identify as Scottish and 10.5% as Irish.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.1% of people in Paterson were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. This proportion has fallen sharply since 2011, when it was 48.5%.
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 Paterson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED136/paterson/topic/ancestry-heritage