6.6% —
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Young Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Young Surrounds
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Very little has changed in the birthplace and heritage of Young Surrounds over the last decade. The area remains overwhelmingly Australian-born, with 83.4% of residents born here and the vast majority claiming English or Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 43.0% and 42.6% respectively, followed by Irish at 15.7% and Scottish at 10.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.6% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below the New South Wales average of 29.3% and has barely changed since 2016.
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 Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101061544/young-surrounds/topic/ancestry-heritage