12.8% ▲ +48.3%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Billywillinga · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Billywillinga
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in Billywillinga compared to the rest of the state. Only 12.8% of the population was born outside Australia, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Most residents here share a common heritage, with English and Australian ancestries being the most frequent.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 40.8% and 39.3% of the population. Other notable groups include Irish at 16.8%, Scottish at 13.8%, and Chinese at 3.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The vast majority of residents were born in Australia, accounting for 82.7% of the population. This is far below the national figure of 27.7% for overseas births, with small numbers of people born in England, New Zealand, and the Philippines.
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 Billywillinga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10356/billywillinga/topic/ancestry-heritage