11.4% ▲ +66.1%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Scone · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Scone
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Scone than in the rest of the state, with only 11.4% of the population born abroad. This gap of 18 percentage points below New South Wales highlights a community with very strong ties to Australia and the UK.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The community is primarily of Australian and English descent, with 43.5% and 43.0% of residents claiming those ancestries. Irish and Scottish roots are also common, making up 11.6% and 10.6% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While the overseas-born population rose 4.5 percentage points since 2011, it remains far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (83.2%), followed by small numbers from England, China, 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 Scone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106041128/scone/topic/ancestry-heritage