5.0% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
North Bourke · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Very few people born overseas live in North Bourke, making it a community with deep roots in Australia. Most residents claim Australian or British ancestry, with 45% identifying as Australian and 32% as English.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian, English, and Irish are the most common ancestries here, with 45%, 32%, and 19% of the population respectively. Other notable groups include Scottish and German ancestry.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. This means the area has a much lower proportion of overseas-born residents than most other areas, with 81% born in Australia.
5.0% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in North Bourke [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12995/north-bourke/topic/ancestry-heritage