14.3% —
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bathurst - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 14.3% of people in Bathurst - South were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area much less diverse in its birthplace than most other parts of Australia. The population is mostly local, with a strong heritage linked to British and Irish roots.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 37.3%, followed by Australian at 35.3%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, making up 14.7% and 10.4% of the community respectively.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 79.7% of residents born in Australia, the proportion of overseas-born people is far below the New South Wales figure. For those born abroad, England is the most common origin at 2.0%, with India and New Zealand following closely.
14.3% —
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Bathurst - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/103011612/bathurst-south/topic/ancestry-heritage