16.9% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Horsley · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Horsley
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A smaller share of people were born overseas in Horsley compared to the national average. While the area remains predominantly Australian and English in heritage, nearly 17% of residents grew up in another country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 40.3% and English at 39.9%. Other significant groups include Scottish, Irish, and Italian backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 16.9% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is far below the figures for New South Wales and Australia. Most residents were born in Australia (81.2%), followed by England at 4.1%.
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 Horsley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11949/horsley/topic/ancestry-heritage