15.2% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Berrico · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian roots are the most common in Berrico, where 81.8% of people claim one of these two ancestries. The area has a strong connection to British Isles heritage, with Irish and Scottish descent also featuring prominently in the community.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 42.4%, followed closely by Australian at 39.4%. Irish and Scottish roots are also common, accounting for 15.2% and 12.1% of residents respectively.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 15.2% of people in Berrico were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%.
15.2% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Berrico [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10314/berrico/topic/ancestry-heritage