9.3% ▲ +0.4%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower proportion of people were born overseas in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah compared to the rest of the state. Only 9.3% of residents were born outside Australia, a figure that has barely changed over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries, making up 47% and 43.3% of the population respectively. Scottish, Irish, and German ancestries also feature prominently.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of overseas-born residents is far below the New South Wales figure by 20 percentage points. Most people here were born in Australia (86.6%), with the remaining few coming mainly from England, New Zealand, and South Africa.
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 Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106031125/williamtown-medowie-karuah/topic/ancestry-heritage