8.9% ▲ +5.8%
Lower than 90% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lithgow - Mudgee · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lithgow - Mudgee
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Daily life in Lithgow - Mudgee is shaped by a strong connection to traditional roots, as far fewer people were born overseas here than in most other parts of the country. The area is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with a cultural heritage dominated by English and Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 42.8% and English at 42.2%, followed by Irish (11.9%), Scottish (10.4%), and German (3.7%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.9% 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 has barely changed since 2011, and 83.1% of the population was 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 Lithgow - Mudgee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10303/lithgow-mudgee/topic/ancestry-heritage