16.5% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Berry · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Berry
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common roots for people in Berry, with nearly half the population claiming English heritage. This heritage is mirrored in the birthplace data, where the vast majority of residents were born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 49.4%, followed by Australian at 37.7%. Irish and Scottish roots are also common, cited by 16.2% and 14.4% of residents respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 16.5% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas, though this is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. While 78.5% were born in Australia, England is the most common overseas birthplace at 6.9%.
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 Berry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10321/berry/topic/ancestry-heritage