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Brewarrina · Council (LGA)

Ancestry & Birthplace in Brewarrina

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Only 4.1% of people in Brewarrina were born overseas, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. This makes the region far less diverse in birthplace than the rest of New South Wales and Australia.

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📍 Brewarrina, Council (LGA)

Where Brewarrina sits — People born overseas

4.1% ▲ +51.9%

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Brewarrina — lower than 93% of areas.

Brewarrina4.1%
Rest of NSW 12.2%
New South Wales 29.3%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

Australian and English ancestries are the most common, each accounting for about 21% of the population, followed by Irish at 7.2%.

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Brewarrina splits fairly evenly between Australian (36%) and English (36%), with Irish at 12%.

Australian 21.8% English 21.5% Irish 7.2% Scottish 5.9% German 2.0% Chinese 0.6% Indian 0.6% Italian 0.2% Dutch 0.2%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

The proportion of overseas-born residents rose slightly from 2.7% in 2011 to 4.1% in 2021, yet this remains far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%.

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4.1% ▲ +51.9%

Lower than 93% of council (lga) areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

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In Brewarrina, Australia is the majority at 96%; India is next at 2%.

Australia 78.8% India 1.7% New Zealand 0.7% England 0.4% South Africa 0.2%

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 Brewarrina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA11200/brewarrina/topic/ancestry-heritage