8.1% ▲ +40.5%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Herons Creek · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Herons Creek
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Herons Creek compared to the rest of the country. Only 8.1% of residents were born outside Australia, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here identify with traditional British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half of residents claim Australian ancestry (45.9%) or English ancestry (45.5%). Irish roots are also common, making up 13.8% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 80.9% of people born in Australia, this area is much less diverse than most other regions. The percentage of overseas-born residents is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%.
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 Herons Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11904/herons-creek/topic/ancestry-heritage