7.1% ▲ +16.3%
Lower than 97% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Inverell - Tenterfield · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Inverell - Tenterfield
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common in Inverell - Tenterfield, with 42.0% and 40.7% of people claiming these roots respectively. The region has a very strong connection to these traditional roots, with few residents born outside Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people here identify as Australian (42.0%) or English (40.7%), while Irish (11.1%), Scottish (10.7%), and German (5.0%) ancestries are also common.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.1% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the New South Wales rate of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. This is among the lowest proportions for similar areas, although it has risen slightly by 1.0 percentage point since 2011.
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 Inverell - Tenterfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11002/inverell-tenterfield/topic/ancestry-heritage