10.2% ▲ +17.2%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Orange · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Orange
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Fewer than 11% of people in Orange were born overseas, making it an area with a very strong local birth own identity. Most residents trace their family roots back to the British Isles and Europe, with a high proportion identifying as Australian or English.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 41.3% and English at 40.2%. Other common roots include Irish (13%), Scottish (10.5%), and German (3.5%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.2% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. While this is much lower than most areas, the proportion of overseas-born residents rose 1.5 points since 2011.
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 Orange [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/103041077/orange/topic/ancestry-heritage