10.6% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Comboyne · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Comboyne
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Comboyne than in the rest of the state. Just 10.6% of residents were born outside Australia, which is a huge gap compared to the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. This creates a community with very strong ties to local and British roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 43.5% and 41.8% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also significant, accounting for 14.9% and 13.2% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The vast majority of residents were born in Australia, representing 80.8% of the area. Outside of Australia, England is the most common birthplace at 2.6%, followed by South Africa at 1.0%.
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 Comboyne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10992/comboyne/topic/ancestry-heritage