8.2% —
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Young · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Young
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 8.2% of people in Young were born overseas, a figure far below the national average of 27.7%. The area is overwhelmingly Australian-born and has strong ties to British and Irish roots. This reflects a population that is much more domestically rooted than most parts of New South Wales.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 44.6% and 39.6% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent at 12.9% and 8.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is much lower than in most areas, sitting at 8.2% compared to 29.3% for New South Wales. This figure has risen slightly by 2.3 percentage points since 2016, with most residents born in Australia (84.8%) or England (1.3%).
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 Young [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101061543/young/topic/ancestry-heritage