4.7% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 91% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Liverpool Plains · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Liverpool Plains
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common heritage in Liverpool Plains, where 42.9% of residents claim this background. The area is defined by a very high proportion of people born in Australia and a small overseas-born population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Along with 42.9% identifying as Australian, nearly 40% of residents claim English ancestry. Irish and Scottish backgrounds are also common, at 10.1% and 9.9% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 4.7% of people were born overseas, which is among the lowest proportions for similar areas and far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. This low rate has barely changed since 2011, with 83.1% of the population born in Australia.
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 Liverpool Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14920/liverpool-plains/topic/ancestry-heritage