15.4% ▲ +2.7%
Lower than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Tweed Valley · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Tweed Valley
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 15.4% of people in Tweed Valley were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area much less diverse in birthplace than most other parts of the country. English and Australian ancestries are the most common roots here.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 44.0%, followed by Australian at 36.8%. Irish and Scottish roots are also common, making up 13.9% and 11.8% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and has barely changed since 2011. Most people were born in Australia (77.7%), with England and New Zealand being the next most common birthplaces.
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 Tweed Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11203/tweed-valley/topic/ancestry-heritage