15.2% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Billys Creek · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Billys Creek
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Billys Creek, where 45.6% of residents claim this background. The area has a strong British and Irish connection, but far fewer residents were born overseas compared to the rest of the state and country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English heritage is the most prominent, followed by Australian at 24.1%, Irish at 17.7%, and Scottish at 10.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 15.2% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most people were born in Australia (64.6%), with the next largest groups coming from England and New Zealand.
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 Billys Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10355/billys-creek/topic/ancestry-heritage