15.1% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Blaxland · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Blaxland
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian ancestries dominate the local identity in Blaxland, with 44.7% and 42.4% of residents claiming these roots respectively. While the area has a strong British heritage, it remains much less diverse in birthplaces than the state or national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people here claim English, Australian, Irish, or Scottish ancestry. German ancestry is also common, representing 4.7% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 15.1% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national rate of 27.7%. While this is higher than most similar areas, the vast majority of people—82.6%—were born in Australia.
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 Blaxland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10406/blaxland/topic/ancestry-heritage