23.2% ▲ +88.8%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Fletcher · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Fletcher
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of people born overseas now call Fletcher home, with 23.2% of the population born abroad. While this is much higher than in most similar areas, it remains well below the national figure of 27.7%.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 36.4% and English at 34.4%, followed by Scottish, Indian and Irish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Most residents were born in Australia (74.5%), but India is the most common overseas birthplace at 5.8%. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%.
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 Fletcher [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11536/fletcher/topic/ancestry-heritage