5.7% ▲ +12.1%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Paterson · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Paterson
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common heritage in Paterson, where 47.3% of people claim this background. The area is overwhelmingly born in Australia and has a very small proportion of overseas-born residents compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half the population identifies as Australian, followed closely by English ancestry at 43.1%. Irish, Scottish, and German heritages are also common, making up 13.6%, 9.5% and 5.2% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5.7% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. The vast majority of residents were born in Australia (88%), with England and New Zealand being the most common other birthplaces.
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 Paterson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13170/paterson/topic/ancestry-heritage