12.1% ▲ +1.4%
Lower than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Hawkesbury · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Hawkesbury
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Overseas births have barely changed in Hawkesbury since 2011, remaining at 12.1%. This is a very traditional area where the vast majority of people were born in Australia or claim English and Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries, making up 42.5% and 41.1% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also common at 11% and 10.2% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.1% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the figures for New South Wales (29.3%) and Australia (27.7%). Most residents were born in Australia (84.5%), followed by England at 3.6%.
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 Hawkesbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11503/hawkesbury/topic/ancestry-heritage