10.6% ▲ +24.8%
Lower than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Orange · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Orange
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Just 10.6% of people in Orange were born overseas, a figure far below the national average. This makes the area much more Australian-born than most other parts of the country. While this overseas-born population has risen since 2011, the community remains overwhelmingly rooted in local and British heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are most common, making up 41.5% and 40.4% of residents respectively. Other significant roots include Irish at 12.6% and Scottish at 10.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A small 10.6% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. The most common birthplaces outside Australia are England, India, and New Zealand.
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 Orange [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA16150/orange/topic/ancestry-heritage