5.4% ▼ -2.1%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Tamworth Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Tamworth Surrounds
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Hardly any change has occurred in the birthplace of people living in Tamworth Surrounds since 2011. The area remains overwhelmingly Australian-born, with only 5.4% of residents born overseas. This creates a profile where English and Australian ancestries dominate the local landscape.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Almost 46% of people identify as Australian and 43.9% as English. Other common ancestries include Scottish (11.4%) and Irish (11.3%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5.4% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the 29.3% seen in New South Wales and the 27.7% national figure. This proportion is among the lowest for similar areas and has barely changed 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 Tamworth Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/110041205/tamworth-surrounds/topic/ancestry-heritage