6.5% ▲ +1.2%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Singleton Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Very few people born overseas live in Singleton Surrounds compared to similar areas. Most residents here have deep roots in the region, with nearly half the population claiming Australian ancestry.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 47.7% and 40.3% of the population respectively, followed by Scottish and Irish roots.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.5% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is far below the New South Wales average of 29.3% and has barely changed since 2011. The vast majority were born in Australia (84.4%).
6.5% ▲ +1.2%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Singleton Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106011113/singleton-surrounds/topic/ancestry-heritage