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Edward River · Council (LGA)

Ancestry & Birthplace in Edward River

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

Deeply rooted colonial heritage shapes the identity of Edward River, where 83.9% of residents were born in Australia. This is a place of strong traditional ties, with the vast majority of people claiming Australian or British ancestry.

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📍 Edward River, Council (LGA)

Where Edward River sits — People born overseas

5.7% —

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Edward River — lower than 87% of areas.

Edward River5.7%
Rest of NSW 12.2%
New South Wales 29.3%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 43.8% and 40.2%, followed by Scottish (11.2%), Irish (10.7%) and German (3.4%).

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Only 5.7% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below the New South Wales (29.3%) and national (27.7%) rates. This proportion has barely changed since 2016, when it was 6.4%.

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5.7% —

Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.

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

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 Edward River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA12730/edward-river/topic/ancestry-heritage