5.6% ▲ +11.4%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Grenfell · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Grenfell
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Just 5.6% of people in Grenfell were born overseas, making it one of the areas with the lowest proportion of overseas-born residents. This creates a community with very strong ties to Australian and British roots. The vast majority of residents identify with English and Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are most common here, at 45.6% and 45.1% respectively. Irish and Scottish roots also feature strongly, accounting for 12.4% and 11.0% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of people born overseas is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. This low proportion has barely changed since 2011, when it sat at 5.0%.
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 Grenfell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/103021066/grenfell/topic/ancestry-heritage