3.7% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Neilrex · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Neilrex compared to most similar areas. The community is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with a strong presence of English, Scottish and Irish roots.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Over half the people in Neilrex identify as Australian, while 32.1% claim English ancestry. Other common roots include Scottish at 12.3% and Irish at 8.6%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 3.7% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national average of 27.7%. Most of the population was born in Australia.
3.7% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Neilrex [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12928/neilrex/topic/ancestry-heritage