12.5% ▲ +11.8%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Adamstown - Kotara · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Adamstown - Kotara
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 12.5% of people in Adamstown - Kotara were born overseas, a figure far below the New South Wales and national averages. This makes the area much less diverse in birthplace than most other Australian regions. The community is predominantly Australian-born and shares strong roots in the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common here, accounting for 42.7% and 40.7% of residents respectively. Other significant ancestral groups include Irish at 13.7% and Scottish at 12.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is much lower than most areas, though it rose slightly by 1.3 percentage points since 2011. Nearly 85% of the population was born in Australia, with England the most common overseas birthplace at 2.2%.
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 Adamstown - Kotara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111031222/adamstown-kotara/topic/ancestry-heritage