12.0% ▼ -1.2%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A steady 12% of people in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds were born overseas, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. This is a very low proportion compared to the rest of the country. Most residents here claim English or Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 43.5% and 41.6% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish heritage are also notable, each accounting for 11.3% of the area.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national average of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia (78.6%), followed by England at 4.2%.
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 Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108011153/forster-tuncurry-surrounds/topic/ancestry-heritage