9.6% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Palmers Channel · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Palmers Channel
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong ties to British and Australian roots define the heritage of Palmers Channel. Most residents here share a common ancestry, with over half identifying as English or Australian, contributing to a community with very few overseas-born residents.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 53.9% and 42.6% of the population respectively. Scottish roots are also present for 14.8% of people, followed by German and Irish heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.6% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. The vast majority of the population was born in Australia, at 87.0%.
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 Palmers Channel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13146/palmers-channel/topic/ancestry-heritage