4.9% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Pelton · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common in Pelton, where nearly 38% of people claim Australian roots. This small community is predominantly local in its origins, with very few residents born outside Australia.
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 37.8% and English at 35.4%. German (15.9%), Irish (7.3%) and Dutch (6.1%) also make up a significant part of the local heritage.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 4.9% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national rate of 27.7%. Most of the population, 89%, was born in Australia.
4.9% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Pelton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13190/pelton/topic/ancestry-heritage