8.5% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Boxers Creek · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Boxers Creek
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower proportion of people were born overseas in Boxers Creek compared to the rest of the state. Only 8.5% of residents were born abroad, which is much lower than the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Most people here trace their roots back to the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Over half of the population identifies as Australian, while 29% claim English ancestry. Irish, Scottish and German roots are also common, each making up between 5% and 8% of the area.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The vast majority of residents were born in Australia, with 79.9% born here. This is far below the national figure of 27.7% for overseas births, with only small numbers arriving from England, Italy and South Africa.
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 Boxers Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10538/boxers-creek/topic/ancestry-heritage