13.4% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Brunkerville · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Brunkerville
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of residents were born overseas in Brunkerville compared to the rest of the state and country. Only 13.4% of the population grew up outside Australia, which is much lower than the national figure of 27.7%. This makes it a community with very deep local roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people in the area claim English ancestry at 43.5%, followed by Australian at 35.6% and Scottish at 20.8%. Irish and German backgrounds are also present, making up 19.4% and 3.7% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. About 82.4% of residents were born in Australia, while New Zealand is the most common overseas birthplace at 3.2%.
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 Brunkerville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10617/brunkerville/topic/ancestry-heritage