11.8% ▲ +5.9%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Boolambayte · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Boolambayte
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Just 11.8% of people in Boolambayte were born overseas, a figure far below the national average. Most residents have deep roots in the region, with English and Australian ancestries being the most common. This creates a community with a very strong connection to its local and colonial heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 44.7%, followed by Australian at 30.6% and Irish at 18.8%. Other notable groups include German and Scottish ancestries.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far below both the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national average of 27.7%. About 70.6% of the population was 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 Boolambayte [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10479/boolambayte/topic/ancestry-heritage