5.2% ▲ +15.3%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Broken Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Broken Hill
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 5.2% of people in Broken Hill were born overseas, making it one of the least diverse areas for birthplace in the region. Most residents have deep roots in the region, with the vast majority born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries here, accounting for 43.2% and 37.8% of the population respectively. Other notable ancestries include Irish at 9.0% and Scottish at 8.6%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of overseas-born residents is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. This has barely changed since 2011, when the figure was 4.5%.
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 Broken Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/105021097/broken-hill/topic/ancestry-heritage