12.0% ▲ +12.9%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Heathcote · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Heathcote
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Just 12% of people in Heathcote were born overseas, a figure far below the national average. This makes the area much more Australian-born than other parts of New South Wales. Most residents trace their roots back to English and Australian heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, each held by about 44% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, accounting for 13.6% and 11.2% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 86% of residents were born in Australia. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national average of 27.7% for those born overseas, with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 3.9%.
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 Heathcote [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11890/heathcote/topic/ancestry-heritage