1.0% ▼ -79.7%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Garah · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Garah
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost everyone in Garah was born in Australia, making it much less diverse than most other areas. Only 1% of the population was born overseas, with a heritage rooted strongly in English and Australian ancestries.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 34% and 28.9% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, accounting for 13.4% and 12% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Just 1% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national average of 27.7%. Most of the community was born in Australia, at 66.7%.
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 Garah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11590/garah/topic/ancestry-heritage