6.4% ▲ +22.5%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Grafton · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Grafton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 6.4% of people in Grafton were born overseas, a figure far below the national average. This makes the area overwhelmingly Australian-born, with a strong connection to British and Irish heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 45.8% and 40.9% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, accounting for 11.5% and 10.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The overseas-born population is much lower than in most other areas, sitting far below the New South Wales figure by 23 points. Most residents were born in Australia (88.1%), followed by England at 1.3%.
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 Grafton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11739/grafton/topic/ancestry-heritage