7.3% —
Lower than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Federation · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Federation
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Very few residents were born outside Australia in Federation, with only 7.3% born overseas. This is much lower than most similar areas and far below the national figure. The population is predominantly of English and Australian descent.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 43.5% and 42.2% of the population respectively. Other notable groups include Irish at 13.6% and Scottish at 11.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.3% of people here were born overseas, a figure that is far below the New South Wales average of 29.3%. This proportion has barely changed since 2016, when it stood at 6.9%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Federation [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA12870/federation/topic/ancestry-heritage