17.1% ▲ +6.8%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Hamilton · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Hamilton
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 Hamilton than in the rest of New South Wales, with only 17.1% born abroad. While English, Australian, Irish, and Scottish ancestries are the most common, the area remains much less diverse in its origins than the state or national figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 38.9%, followed closely by Australian at 35.7%. Irish (15.7%) and Scottish (12.7%) ancestries also make up a large part of the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 17.1% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Most people were born in Australia (78.2%), with England (3.0%) and India (1.3%) as the next most common birthplaces.
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 Hamilton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11845/hamilton/topic/ancestry-heritage