17.3% ▲ +33.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Little Forest · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Little Forest
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Little Forest in 2021 than in previous censuses. While most residents trace their roots to British origins, about 17% of the community was born in another country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, each accounting for 41.1% of residents. Scottish ancestry is also prominent at 14.1%, followed by Irish at 10.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 17.3% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the New South Wales rate of 29.3%.
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 Little Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12360/little-forest/topic/ancestry-heritage