5.2% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Backmede · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Backmede
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A very small proportion of people born overseas live in Backmede, with just 5.2% of the population born outside Australia. Most residents trace their roots back to the British Isles, with Australian and English ancestry being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most frequent, making up 47.1% and 37.3% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also common, each at 15.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5.2% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. Almost 90% of the community was born in Australia.
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 Backmede [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10131/backmede/topic/ancestry-heritage