11.6% ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Alstonville · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Alstonville
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of colonial heritage defines Alstonville, where nearly half of the people claim English ancestry. The area is far less diverse than the state or national average, with the vast majority of residents born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries at 47.2% and 40.1%, followed by Irish (15.4%) and Scottish (13.0%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.6% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (83.9%), while England is the most common overseas birthplace at 4.1%.
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 Alstonville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10046/alstonville/topic/ancestry-heritage