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Upper Lachlan Shire · Council (LGA)

Ancestry & Birthplace in Upper Lachlan 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 Lachlan Shire than in most other areas. The typical resident identifies as Australian or English, and the small proportion of overseas-born residents has barely changed over the last decade.

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📍 Upper Lachlan Shire, Council (LGA)

Where Upper Lachlan Shire sits — People born overseas

7.6% ▲ +3.3%

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Upper Lachlan Shire — lower than 78% of areas.

Upper Lachlan Shire7.6%
Rest of NSW 12.2%
New South Wales 29.3%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

Ancestry is dominated by Australian and English roots, both at 42.4%, followed by Irish at 16.3% and Scottish at 11.8%.

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Upper Lachlan Shire splits fairly evenly between Australian (35%) and English (35%), with Irish at 13%.

Australian 42.4% English 42.4% Irish 16.3% Scottish 11.8% German 3.5% Italian 1.6% Dutch 1.5% Greek 0.5% Chinese 0.5% Filipino 0.3%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Only 7.6% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below the New South Wales rate of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. This has barely changed since 2011, when the rate was 7.4%.

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7.6% ▲ +3.3%

Lower than 78% of council (lga) areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

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 Lachlan Shire [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA17640/upper-lachlan-shire/topic/ancestry-heritage