12.5% ▲ +95.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Fosters Valley · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Fosters Valley
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of British and Irish heritage shapes the identity of Fosters Valley, where over half the people claim English ancestry. This ancestral link is reflected in the community's origins, as the vast majority of residents were born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is most common at 55.6%, followed by Irish at 30.6% and Australian at 22.2%. Scottish and German roots are also present in 13.9% and 5.6% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.5% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most of the population, 87.5%, were 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 Fosters Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11555/fosters-valley/topic/ancestry-heritage