8.3% ▼ -16.3%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Blandford · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Blandford
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Blandford than in most similar areas. This small community is predominantly Australian-born, with a strong connection to British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half of the residents claim Australian ancestry, while 38.5% identify as English. Irish, Scottish and German roots also feature in the local family histories.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.3% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national average of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia (76.6%), followed by small numbers 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 Blandford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10405/blandford/topic/ancestry-heritage