7.2% ▲ +4.9%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Evans Head · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Evans Head
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Very few residents were born overseas in Evans Head, where 82.1% of the population originally comes from Australia. This creates a community with deep local roots and a strong connection to traditional ancestral backgrounds.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common here, each accounting for about 42% of the population, followed by Irish and Scottish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.2% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below the New South Wales average of 29.3% 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 Evans Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/112011241/evans-head/topic/ancestry-heritage