6.0% ▲ +19.3%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Parkes · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Parkes
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in Parkes compared to the rest of the country. Only 6% of residents were born outside Australia, which is much lower than the national figure. The area remains dominated by those with Australian and English roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries, making up 45.3% and 41.2% of the population. Irish, Scottish and German roots are also seen in smaller numbers.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6% of people in Parkes were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Most residents were born in Australia (86.8%), followed by small numbers from England, the Philippines and New Zealand.
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 Parkes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13162/parkes/topic/ancestry-heritage