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Inverell Surrounds - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Ancestry & Birthplace in Inverell Surrounds - West

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Very few people born overseas live in Inverell Surrounds - West, making it one of the least diverse areas at this level. Most residents share a strong ancestral link to the British Isles, with Australian and English roots being the most common.

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📍 Inverell Surrounds - West, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Inverell Surrounds - West sits — People born overseas

4.1% ▲ +9.7%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Inverell Surrounds - West — lower than 99% of areas.

Inverell Surrounds - West4.1%
2404, NSW 5.0%
New South Wales 29.3%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

Nearly half of the people here claim Australian ancestry (46.5%), while 41.7% identify as English. Scottish and Irish roots are also common, at 10.8% and 10.7% respectively.

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Inverell Surrounds - West splits fairly evenly between Australian (40%) and English (36%), with Scottish at 9%.

Australian 46.5% English 41.7% Scottish 10.8% Irish 10.7% German 3.9% Italian 1.0% Dutch 0.8% Chinese 0.4% Greek 0.2% Filipino 0.2%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Only 4.1% of the population was born overseas, a figure that is far below the New South Wales (29.3%) and Australian (27.7%) averages. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, when it sat at 3.7%.

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4.1% ▲ +9.7%

Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

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In Inverell Surrounds - West, Australia is the majority at 98%; England is next at 1%.

Australia 85.5% England 1.3% New Zealand 0.6% India 0.1% Philippines 0.1% South Africa 0.1% China 0.1%

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 Inverell Surrounds - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/110021193/inverell-surrounds-west/topic/ancestry-heritage