7.6% ▼ -6.2%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
New Italy · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in New Italy
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in New Italy compared to the rest of the state. Only 7.6% of the population was born outside Australia, which is much lower than the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents here trace their roots back to the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 41.8% and 39.4% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent at 15.7% and 13.3%, while Italian ancestry accounts for 6.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 86.3% of people born in Australia, the overseas-born population is far below the New South Wales figure. Among those born abroad, England is the most common birthplace at 2.8%, followed by New Zealand at 1.6%.
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 New Italy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12950/new-italy/topic/ancestry-heritage