10.5% ▲ +21.3%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Peel · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Peel
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong tradition of local roots continues in Peel, where the vast majority of residents were born in Australia. This high proportion of Australian-born residents stands out against the more diverse trends seen across New South Wales and the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 51.2% and 46.1% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also present, accounting for 13.3% and 12.1% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.5% of people in Peel were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. Australia is the birthplace for 88.3% of the population, followed by England at 2.7% and New Zealand at 1.6%.
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 Peel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13185/peel/topic/ancestry-heritage