6.0% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Orange Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Orange Surrounds
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong ties to British and Irish roots define the heritage of Orange Surrounds, where nearly half of the population identifies as Australian. This deeply rooted character is reflected in a community where the vast majority of residents were born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 46.9% and English at 42.7%. Other significant groups include Irish (13.1%), Scottish (11.1%), and German (4.1%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.0% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the New South Wales (29.3%) and Australian (27.7%) figures. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, with 86.3% of residents born in Australia.
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 Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/103041079/orange-surrounds/topic/ancestry-heritage