17.2% ▲ +40.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Far Meadow · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Far Meadow
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far Meadow has a higher proportion of overseas-born residents than most similar areas. While a large majority of the community was born in Australia, 17.2% of people grew up in another country. This mix of backgrounds creates a diverse profile within the local landscape.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 51.7%, followed by Australian at 36.8%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, accounting for 15.3% and 14.4% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Although 17.2% of residents were born overseas, this is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia (80.4%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 4.3%.
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 Far Meadow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11491/far-meadow/topic/ancestry-heritage