5.9% ▲ +16.1%
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Grafton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Grafton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strongly traditional roots define Grafton, where nearly half of all residents claim Australian ancestry. The community is overwhelmingly born in Australia, with a very small percentage of the population arriving from overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Ancestry is dominated by British and Irish roots, with 40.8% of people claiming English and 10.9% Irish descent. These figures sit alongside a large Australian ancestry group at 45.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5.9% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 29.3%. While this number rose slightly from 5.1% in 2011, it remains among the lowest for similar areas.
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 Grafton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/104011080/grafton/topic/ancestry-heritage