4.7% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Quirindi · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Quirindi
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Overseas birth rates in Quirindi have barely changed since 2011, remaining very low at 4.7%. The town is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with a strong local identity reflected in its ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents claim Australian ancestry at 42.9% or English ancestry at 39.4%. Other common backgrounds include Irish (10.1%), Scottish (9.9%), and German (2.8%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 4.7% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. The vast majority were born in Australia (83.1%), followed by England (1.4%) and New Zealand (0.8%).
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 Quirindi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/110041201/quirindi/topic/ancestry-heritage