4.4% ▲ +6.6%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Forbes · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Forbes
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common background in Forbes, where 44.6% of people claim this heritage. The area is overwhelmingly born in Australia, with very few residents arriving from overseas compared to the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is also very common at 39.9%, while Irish (12.4%) and Scottish (8.6%) backgrounds are the next most frequent.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 4.4% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 29.3%. This has barely changed since 2011, when the figure was 4.1%.
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 Forbes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/103021065/forbes/topic/ancestry-heritage