6.8% ▲ +17.8%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Hay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Hay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Very few people born overseas live in Hay compared to similar areas. This is a community where the vast majority of residents were born in Australia, reflecting a strong pull toward traditional roots with over 80% of people claiming Australian or English ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 41.7% and English at 40.3%, followed by Irish at 10.0% and Scottish at 9.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.8% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion is among the lowest for similar areas, though it rose 1.0 percentage points since 2011.
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 Hay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/109021177/hay/topic/ancestry-heritage