15.9% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Binjura · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Binjura
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Binjura compared to the rest of the state, with only 15.9% born outside Australia. This reflects a community with deep roots in the region, where the vast majority of residents claim English or Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries at 47.2% and 35.4%, followed by Scottish, Irish, and German roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 15.9% of people were born overseas—a figure higher than in most similar areas—this is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Most residents were born in Australia (76.7%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 6.5%.
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 Binjura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10369/binjura/topic/ancestry-heritage