9.3% —
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Yass · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Yass
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 9.3% of people in Yass were born overseas, a figure far below the national average. This reflects a population with deep roots in Australia, where the vast majority of residents were born here.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Ancestry is predominantly British and Irish, with 47% of residents claiming Australian descent and 42% English. Irish (14%) and Scottish (10.9%) roots are also common in the area.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents rose slightly to 9.3% since 2016, though this remains far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Most people were born in Australia (85.7%), followed by England (2.7%) and New Zealand (0.8%).
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 Yass [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101061541/yass/topic/ancestry-heritage