9.2% ▲ +5.3%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Singleton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Singleton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Less than 10% of people in Singleton were born overseas, making it a community with very deep local roots. This strong Australian birth rate is paired with a high proportion of residents claiming Australian and English ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 45.5% and 42% respectively, followed by Irish at 10.6% and Scottish at 10.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.2% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, when it sat at 8.7%.
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 Singleton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106011112/singleton/topic/ancestry-heritage