6.8% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Evans Head · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Evans Head
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Evans Head compared to the rest of the country, with only 6.8% of the population coming from abroad. This makes the area much more homogeneous than the state or national average. Most residents identify with British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 42.6% and 41.6%, followed by Irish and Scottish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.8% 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 birthplace for 83.4% of residents, while England is the most common overseas birthplace at 1.6%.
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 Evans Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11472/evans-head/topic/ancestry-heritage