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Birriwa · Suburb / Locality

Ancestry & Birthplace in Birriwa

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Almost nobody born overseas lives in Birriwa, making it one of the least diverse areas for birthplace in the region. The community is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with a strong family heritage tracing back to the British Isles.

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Where Birriwa sits — People born overseas

0.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Birriwa — lower than 99% of areas.

Birriwa0.0%
2844, NSW 5.8%
New South Wales 29.3%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English is the most common ancestry at 37.8%, followed by Irish at 31.1% and Australian and Scottish both at 24.4%.

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In Birriwa, the largest group is English at 30%, followed by Irish (25%) and Australian (20%).

English 37.8% Irish 31.1% Australian 24.4% Scottish 24.4% German 6.7%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

No one in the area was born overseas, a figure far below the New South Wales rate of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%.

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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

Country of birth

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In Birriwa, Australia is the majority at 100%.

Australia 82.2%

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 Birriwa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10377/birriwa/topic/ancestry-heritage