14.1% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Palmwoods · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Palmwoods
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common in Palmwoods, where 34.6% of residents claim this heritage. This is a predominantly Australian-born area with strong ties to English and Irish roots. While it has more overseas-born residents than many similar areas, the proportion remains far below the state and national figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Beyond those of Australian descent, English (33.3%) and Irish (28.2%) ancestries are very common here. Smaller groups include German and Italian heritage, which make up 5.1% and 3.8% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 14.1% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the 29.3% seen across New South Wales. Most residents were born in Australia (61.5%), with England being the most frequent overseas birthplace at 5.1%.
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 Palmwoods [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13150/palmwoods/topic/ancestry-heritage