7.4% ▲ +21.0%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cessnock · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cessnock
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Cessnock than in most similar areas, with only 7.4% of the population arriving from another country. This makes the area much more homogenous than the national average, though the proportion of overseas-born residents has risen slightly since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 42.5% and English at 39.7%, followed by Scottish at 11.9% and Irish at 8.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.4% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the own New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. While 87.4% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England, New Zealand, and the Philippines.
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 Cessnock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106011108/cessnock/topic/ancestry-heritage