18.6% ▲ +119.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Hillston · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Hillston
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much lower share of people were born overseas in Hillston compared to the state or national figures. While 18.6% of residents were born abroad, this is well below the 29.3% seen across New South Wales.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common here, making up 36.1% and 33% of the population respectively. Other notable ancestries include Irish at 8.8% and Scottish at 8.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Most residents were born in Australia, representing 68.2% of the population. Among those born overseas, India is the most common birthplace at 3.9%, followed by England at 0.9%.
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 Hillston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11919/hillston/topic/ancestry-heritage