19.5% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Newcastle · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Newcastle
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly one in five people in Newcastle were born overseas, which is much higher than in most similar areas. While this is a significant local proportion, it remains well below the national and state figures. The community is predominantly of English and Australian descent.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 42.9%, followed by Australian at 29.3%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, making up 15.8% and 14.3% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Around 19.5% of residents were born overseas, which is well below the 29.3% seen in New South Wales and the 27.7% national figure. Most people here were born in Australia (75.4%), with England (3.2%) and New Zealand (1.7%) as the most common overseas birthplaces.
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 Newcastle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12958/newcastle/topic/ancestry-heritage