11.5% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Palarang · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Palarang
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Traditional European roots define the heritage of Palarang, where nearly half of the people claim English or Irish ancestry. This creates a community with deep ties to these backgrounds, while very few residents were born outside Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Irish ancestry are the most common, both at 42.3%, followed by Scottish at 34.6%. Australian and German roots are also present, each accounting for 15.4% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.5% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the figures for New South Wales and Australia. The vast majority of the population, 88.5%, was 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 Palarang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13137/palarang/topic/ancestry-heritage