7.3% ▲ +7.0%
Lower than 96% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lower Hunter · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lower Hunter
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 7.3% of people in Lower Hunter were born overseas, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. This makes the region much less diverse in birthplaces than both the state and the nation. Most residents identify with traditional British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries, making up 45.4% and 42.3% of the population. Scottish, Irish, and German roots are also prominent in the area.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
At 7.3%, the proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national average of 27.7%. Most people were born in Australia (87.4%), followed by England and New Zealand.
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 Lower Hunter [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10601/lower-hunter/topic/ancestry-heritage