9.2% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Laffing Waters · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Laffing Waters
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 92% of people in Laffing Waters were born in Australia, making it a community with very few overseas-born residents. This reflects a strong local identity, where most people trace their roots back to traditional European origins.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries here, representing 49% and 39.8% of the population respectively. Irish roots are also common at 18.4%, followed by Dutch and Scottish ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.2% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national average of 27.7%. Outside of Australia, New Zealand is the most common birthplace for the few overseas-born residents 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 Laffing Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12242/laffing-waters/topic/ancestry-heritage