10.5% ▲ +17.3%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Tuncurry · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Tuncurry
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Tuncurry than in the rest of New South Wales, with only 10.5% of the population born abroad. This makes the area much less diverse in birthplace than most other parts of the state or country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are most common here, each accounting for over 43% of residents. Irish and Scottish roots also feature prominently at 11% and 9.8% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the national figure of 27.7%, though this number has risen slightly by 1.5 points since 2011. Most people here were born in Australia, with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 3.6%.
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 Tuncurry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108011154/tuncurry/topic/ancestry-heritage