5.0% ▲ +8.4%
Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Broken Hill and Far West · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Broken Hill and Far West
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 Broken Hill and Far West, making up 41.7% of the population. The region has a very small overseas-born population compared to the rest of the country. Most residents were born in Australia, with only 5.0% born in other countries.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the next most common at 36.5%, followed by Irish at 8.9% and Scottish at 8.4%. German ancestry accounts for 4.5% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5.0% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, with 85.0% of the population 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 Broken Hill and Far West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10502/broken-hill-and-far-west/topic/ancestry-heritage