14.5% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Fernbrook · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Fernbrook
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Fernbrook than in most similar areas, though the overall total remains low. While 14.5% of residents were born abroad, this is far below the national and state figures. English and Australian ancestries are the most common roots for those living here.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Over half of the population identifies as English, with Australian, Scottish, Irish and Italian ancestries making up the next most common groups.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 14.5% of people were born overseas, which is higher than in most similar areas, though still far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. The vast majority of residents were born in Australia (80.9%), followed by England at 4.6%.
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 Fernbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11509/fernbrook/topic/ancestry-heritage