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Ancestry & Birthplace in Buchanan

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

A steady pattern of heritage has remained in Buchanan, where the vast majority of people share traditional roots. Most residents claim Australian or English ancestry, with a very small number of people born outside Australia.

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Where Buchanan sits — People born overseas

3.8% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Buchanan — lower than 83% of areas.

Buchanan3.8%
2323, NSW 9.4%
New South Wales 29.3%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

The most common ancestral backgrounds are Australian at 43.4% and English at 42.5%. Other common roots include Scottish (14.6%) and Irish (12.3%) heritage.

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Buchanan splits fairly evenly between Australian (35%) and English (34%), with Scottish at 12%.

Australian 43.4% English 42.5% Scottish 14.6% Irish 12.3% Dutch 4.7% German 3.3% Indian 1.9% Italian 1.4% Greek 1.4%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Only 3.8% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. Australia is the birth place for 87.7% of the population.

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3.8% —

Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

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In Buchanan, Australia is the majority at 98%; England is next at 2%.

Australia 87.7% England 1.4%

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 Buchanan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10625/buchanan/topic/ancestry-heritage