12.0% ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Adamstown · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Adamstown
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A small shift in birthplaces has occurred in Adamstown since 2011, though the area remains predominantly Australian-born. Most residents identify with English or Australian ancestry, with 84.6% of people born here in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 41.7% and 40.4% of the population. Irish ancestry is also notable at 14.1%, followed by Scottish at 11.6%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12% of people were born overseas, which is far below the figures for New South Wales and Australia. The most common overseas birthplaces are England, New Zealand, China, and India.
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 Adamstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10016/adamstown/topic/ancestry-heritage