6.1% ▲ +54.5%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Nyngan · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Nyngan
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost half of the people in Nyngan identify as Australian by ancestry. This strong local connection is reflected in the town's birthplace data, where the vast majority of residents were born within Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 47.5% and 38.5% of the population. Irish ancestry is also notable at 11.5%, followed by Scottish at 6.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.1% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. About 87.9% of people in Nyngan were born in Australia.
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 Nyngan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13060/nyngan/topic/ancestry-heritage