19.2% ▲ +39.5%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Huskisson · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Huskisson
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly one in five people in Huskisson were born overseas, which is much higher than in most similar areas. While the town has a strong British and Irish heritage, the proportion of overseas-born residents remains well below the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 40.4%, followed by Australian (33.5%) and Irish (13.2%). Scottish and German roots are also present in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 19.2% of residents were born overseas, a figure far below the New South Wales rate of 29.3%. Most people here were born in Australia (72%), with the next most common birthplaces being England, New Zealand, the Philippines, and Italy.
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 Huskisson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11973/huskisson/topic/ancestry-heritage