5.0% ▲ +25.6%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Narrabri · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Narrabri
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Few people born overseas live in Narrabri, where a strong British and Irish heritage shapes the local identity. Almost half of the residents claim Australian ancestry, and the vast majority of the population was born within the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 49.2% and 37.0% of the population respectively. Other significant groups include Irish at 9.6% and Scottish at 8.6%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5.0% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below the national average of 27.7% and among the lowest for similar areas. This proportion rose slightly from 4.0% in 2011, with 86.4% of residents born in Australia.
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 Narrabri [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/110031197/narrabri/topic/ancestry-heritage