8.1% ▲ +13.1%
Lower than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Berrigan · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Berrigan
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Berrigan than in most other similar areas. While the overseas-born population rose slightly to 8.1% since 2011, the community remains overwhelmingly Australian-born.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents claim English (42.1%) or Australian (39.9%) ancestry, followed by Irish (13.7%) and Scottish (11.3%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.1% of people were born outside Australia, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most of the population was born in Australia (82.1%), with England (2.1%) and New Zealand (0.9%) being the most common overseas birthplaces.
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 Berrigan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA10650/berrigan/topic/ancestry-heritage