12.8% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ellerslie · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ellerslie
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Ellerslie than in the rest of the state, with only 12.8% born abroad. This makes the area much more locally born than the national average, with a strong leaning towards British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Residents most commonly claim Australian, English, or Irish ancestry, while Scottish roots are also common at 23.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.8% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. This is reflected in the fact that 94.9% of the population was born in Australia.
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 Ellerslie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11405/ellerslie/topic/ancestry-heritage