5.6% ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
North Star · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in North Star
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of British and Australian roots defines the heritage of North Star, where the vast majority of residents trace their family history to these origins. Most people here were born in Australia, with very few arriving from overseas compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestry are the most common, making up 39.7% and 27.1% of the population. Other significant family roots include Scottish (9.3%), Irish (7.5%), and German (5.6%) heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5.6% of people in North Star were born overseas, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 29.3%. Most residents were born in Australia (61.2%), while the next most common birthplaces are England (4.7%) and South Africa (1.4%).
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 North Star [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13018/north-star/topic/ancestry-heritage