15.1% ▲ +23.8%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Burrawang · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Burrawang
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
British and Irish roots shape the identity of Burrawang, where nearly half of the people claim English ancestry. The area is less diverse than the state or national average, though it still has more overseas-born residents than most similar places.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 49.7%, followed by Australian at 33.4%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, making up 18.1% and 17.6% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 15.1% of people were born overseas—which is higher than most similar areas—this is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. Three quarters of residents were born in Australia, with England (5.3%) and Italy (1.4%) being the most common other birthplaces.
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 Burrawang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10705/burrawang/topic/ancestry-heritage