12.5% —
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Loftus - Yarrawarrah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Loftus - Yarrawarrah
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common heritage in Loftus - Yarrawarrah, where 44.6% of people claim this background. The area is overwhelmingly born in Australia, with a much lower proportion of overseas-born residents compared to the rest of the state and country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is also very common at 43.4%, followed by Irish at 15.1% and Scottish at 10.7% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.5% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion rose slightly from 11.6% in 2016, with 85.5% of residents born in Australia.
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 Loftus - Yarrawarrah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/128021608/loftus-yarrawarrah/topic/ancestry-heritage