18.4% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Jamisontown · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Jamisontown
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Jamisontown, where 37.5% of people claim this background. The area has a strong British and Irish influence, with Australian ancestry also being very common at 37.3%.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian roots are the most frequent, followed by Irish (11.3%) and Scottish (9.0%) ancestry. Italian heritage is also present for 3.5% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 18.4% of people in Jamisontown were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is still well below the national figure of 27.7% and far below the 29.3% seen across New South Wales.
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 Jamisontown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12009/jamisontown/topic/ancestry-heritage