11.3% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Boro · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Boro
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian roots shape the identity of Boro, where the vast majority of residents trace their family history to these origins. Very few people here were born outside Australia, making it a community with much less international diversity than the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 50.5%, followed by Australian at 40.2%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, making up 17.5% and 14.4% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.3% of people in Boro were born overseas, a figure that is far below the New South Wales average of 29.3%. Most residents were born in Australia (82.5%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 4.1%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Boro
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Boro [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10512/boro/topic/ancestry-heritage