Back Creek · Suburb / Locality

Ancestry & Birthplace in Back Creek

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

The makeup of Back Creek has remained very stable over the last decade, with almost no change in where people were born. It is a place where nearly everyone was born in Australia, and those with overseas roots mostly point to British and Irish origins.

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📍 Back Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Back Creek sits — People born overseas

0.0%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 1679 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 373 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 773 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 1030 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 1169 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 1160 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 1090 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 921 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 856 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 601 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 561 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 388 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 358 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 285 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 269 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 214 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 198 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 146 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 166 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 127 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 108 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 111 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 92 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 81 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 61 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 65 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 47 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 252 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Back Creek — lower than 99% of areas.

People born overseas compared with the state and national average
Back Creek0.0%
2671, NSW 5.8%
New South Wales 29.3%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

Australian and English ancestry are the most common at 38.9% each, followed by Irish at 24.1%. Scottish and German ancestry are less frequent, both sitting at 5.6%.

Ancestry

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Back Creek splits fairly evenly between Australian (34%) and English (34%), with Irish at 21%.

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

No one in the area was born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. The vast majority of people were born in Australia.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

Country of birth

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In Back Creek, Australia is the majority at 100%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Back Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10124/back-creek/topic/ancestry-heritage