7.1% ▼ -3.6%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Borenore · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Borenore
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong preference for local roots remains a defining feature of Borenore, where a huge majority of residents were born in Australia. This local identity is reflected in the ancestry data, with nearly half the population claiming English or Australian descent.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestry are the most common, making up 46.6% and 43.9% of the population. Irish ancestry is also prominent at 18.1%, followed by Scottish and German roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.1% of people in Borenore were born overseas, a figure far below the New South Wales rate of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (88.4%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 1.9%.
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 Borenore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10511/borenore/topic/ancestry-heritage