4.3% ▲ +6.4%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
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Ancestry & Birthplace in Forbes
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 4.3% of people in Forbes were born overseas, making it a place with very few foreign-born residents. The community is overwhelmingly made up of people born in Australia, which is reflected in the strong prevalence of English and Australian ancestral roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly 45% of residents claim Australian ancestry, with English ancestry following closely at 39.6%. Irish roots are also common, accounting for 12.2% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. In total, 86.7% 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 Forbes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11539/forbes/topic/ancestry-heritage