9.2% ▲ +35.7%
Lower than 70% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Upper Hunter Shire · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Upper Hunter Shire
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Upper Hunter Shire than in most other areas. While the overseas-born population has risen to 9.2%, the region remains overwhelmingly Australian-born, with English and Irish roots common among residents.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 45.3% and 42.7% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also significant, accounting for 11.7% and 10.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.2% of residents were born overseas, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 29.3%. While this is lower than most areas, the proportion of overseas-born people rose 2.4 percentage points since 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 Upper Hunter Shire [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA17620/upper-hunter-shire/topic/ancestry-heritage