21.1% ▲ +23.3%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Blackheath - Megalong Valley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Blackheath - Megalong Valley
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Roughly one in five people in Blackheath - Megalong Valley were born overseas, a figure that sits around the middle for similar areas. While most residents trace their roots to the British Isles, the community has become more diverse over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 44.1%, followed by Australian at 32.6% and Irish at 17.7%. Scottish and German roots are also present, making up 15.3% and 5.4% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 21.1% of people were born outside Australia, which is well below the figures for New South Wales and the rest of the country. This proportion has risen by 4.0 percentage points since 2011, with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 7.0%.
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 Blackheath - Megalong Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/124011449/blackheath-megalong-valley/topic/ancestry-heritage