8.4% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Barrington · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Barrington
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Most people in Barrington have roots in the United Kingdom, with a very small proportion born outside Australia. The area is predominantly of English and Australian descent, reflecting a population with deep ties to the country's colonial history.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, accounting for 45.9% and 44.7% of residents respectively. Other notable groups include Scottish (14.2%), Irish (6.3%), and German (3.3%) ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.4% of people here 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 (85.3%), followed by England (2.8%) and New Zealand (0.8%).
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 Barrington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10217/barrington/topic/ancestry-heritage