17.7% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
York · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in York
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Overseas births have remained steady in York, with 17.7% of residents born outside Australia in 2021, similar to 2011 levels. The area is strongly rooted in British and Australian heritage, with nearly half the population claiming English ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestry are the most common, making up 46.3% and 40.4% of the population. Other notable roots include Scottish (10.2%), Irish (9.3%), and German (3.1%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 17.7% of people were born overseas—higher than in most similar areas—this is well below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (72.5%), followed by England (8.1%) and New Zealand (2.8%).
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 York [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA59370/york/topic/ancestry-heritage