6.0% ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Blacksmiths · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Blacksmiths
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Blacksmiths than in most other areas. This is a community with very strong ties to its roots, as nearly 90% of residents were born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 45.3% and 43.4% of the population respectively. Scottish and Irish roots are also prominent, each accounting for over 11% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Most residents were born in Australia (89.4%), with small numbers arriving 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 Blacksmiths [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10395/blacksmiths/topic/ancestry-heritage