16.4% ▲ +36.9%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Armidale · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Armidale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Armidale compared to the national average, with only 16.4% of residents born abroad. This is much lower than the figures for both New South Wales and Australia, though it remains higher than most similar areas. Most people here identify with British or Australian roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 36.1% and 34.9% of residents. Irish and Scottish roots also feature strongly at 12.2% and 11.4% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 74% of people in Armidale were born in Australia. Of those born overseas, the most common origins are England at 2%, followed by India and Nepal at 1.1% each.
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 Armidale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10086/armidale/topic/ancestry-heritage