6.8% ▲ +18.9%
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Hay · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Hay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower proportion of people were born overseas in Hay compared to the rest of the state. Only 6.8% of residents were born outside Australia, which is much lower than most other areas. This creates a strong local identity rooted in Australian, English, and Irish heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 41.8% and 40.4% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also significant, at 10.1% and 9.5% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.8% of people in Hay were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. While this is much lower than most areas, the share of overseas-born residents rose slightly from 5.8% in 2011.
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 Hay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA13850/hay/topic/ancestry-heritage