19.4% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Creewah · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A shift in heritage is visible in Creewah, where recent data shows a diverse mix of ancestral roots. While many residents trace their origins to the British Isles, nearly one in five people was born overseas, making the area much more internationally diverse than most similar places.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Scottish heritage are the most common, each accounting for 30.6% of the population, followed by Australian ancestry at 22.2%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 19.4% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this is well below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. After Australia, New Zealand is the most common birthplace at 13.9%.
19.4% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Creewah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11112/creewah/topic/ancestry-heritage