9.4% ▲ +13.5%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Tumut · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Tumut
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of ancestral roots defines daily life in Tumut, where 82.6% of people claim Australian or English heritage. The area is overwhelmingly born in Australia, with the vast majority of residents sharing a similar background.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 42.3% and 40.3% of the population. Irish, Scottish, and German heritage are also present, accounting for 10.9%, 8.6% and 4.5% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.4% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 29.3%. While this number rose 1.1 points since 2011, the vast majority of residents were born in Australia (83.4%).
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 Tumut [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/113021261/tumut/topic/ancestry-heritage