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Ancestry & Birthplace in Brookong

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

A complete lack of overseas-born residents marks the current profile of Brookong. This sparsely populated area is almost exclusively Australian-born, with a strong ancestral pull toward Scottish and Irish roots.

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📍 Brookong, Suburb / Locality

Where Brookong sits — People born overseas

0.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Brookong — lower than 99% of areas.

Brookong0.0%
2656, NSW 5.2%
New South Wales 29.3%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

Scottish ancestry is the most common here at 66.7%, followed by Irish at 33.3% and Australian at 28.6%.

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In Brookong, the largest group is Scottish at 44%, followed by Irish (22%) and Australian (19%).

Scottish 66.7% Irish 33.3% Australian 28.6% English 23.8%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

No one in Brookong was born overseas, a figure that is far below the New South Wales rate of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%.

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In Brookong, Australia is the majority at 100%.

Australia 100.0%

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 Brookong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10597/brookong/topic/ancestry-heritage