5.9% ▲ +16.0%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Grenfell · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Grenfell
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in Grenfell compared to the rest of the state. Only 5.9% of residents were born outside Australia, making it much less diverse in birthplace than most other areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 46.9% and 44.8% of the population. Irish, Scottish and German roots also feature in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 85.7% of people born in Australia, the overseas-born population is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Those born abroad most often come from England, the Philippines, New Zealand or India.
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 Grenfell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11782/grenfell/topic/ancestry-heritage