13.5% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Albury · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Albury
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A higher proportion of people were born overseas in Albury than in most similar areas, though this remains far below the national average. English and Australian ancestries are the most common, which helps explain why 81.9% of the local population was born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 42.9%, followed by Australian at 33.8% and Irish at 17.3%. Scottish and German roots are also seen in 14% and 7.9% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 13.5% of people were born overseas, which is higher than in most similar areas, this is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Outside of Australia, the most common birthplaces are England, India, and New Zealand.
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 Albury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10027/albury/topic/ancestry-heritage