6.6% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Alectown · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Alectown
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Alectown has seen very little change in its ancestral makeup over the last decade, remaining a community with deep roots in Australia and the UK. Most residents trace their family history back to English or Australian origins, with nearly 92% claiming one of these two backgrounds.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 47% and 45% of the population respectively. Other notable family origins include Irish and German, both at 9.9%, and Scottish at 5.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.6% of people in Alectown were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. The vast majority were born in Australia (86.8%), followed by small numbers from New Zealand and South Africa.
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 Alectown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10029/alectown/topic/ancestry-heritage