15.6% ▼ -16.8%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Nimbin · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Nimbin
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A mix of traditional roots and international arrivals shapes daily life in Nimbin. While English and Australian ancestries are the most common, the area has a higher proportion of people born overseas than most similar places.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 38%, followed by Australian at 25.3%, Irish at 15.7%, and Scottish at 13.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 15.6% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas, though this is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Most people here were born in Australia (63.5%), with England (5.2%) and New Zealand (2.1%) being the next most common 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 Nimbin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12974/nimbin/topic/ancestry-heritage