14.6% ▲ +18.6%
Lower than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Newcastle · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Newcastle
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Newcastle, where 40.8% of residents claim these roots. The area has a very high proportion of people born in Australia compared to the rest of the country. While the number of overseas-born residents is growing, it remains far below the state and national figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 40.8% and 38.0% of the population respectively. Other frequent roots include Irish (12.4%), Scottish (11.6%), and German (4.2%) heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 14.6% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national average of 27.7%. This proportion rose by 2.3 percentage points since 2011, and the most common birthplaces after Australia are England, New Zealand, India and China.
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 Newcastle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11103/newcastle/topic/ancestry-heritage