11.1% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Purlewaugh · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Purlewaugh
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Purlewaugh than in the rest of New South Wales, with only 11.1% born abroad. Most residents have roots in the British Isles or are of Australian descent. This makes the area much less diverse in birthplaces than the state or national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 49.4%, followed by Australian at 35.8%. Other notable ancestries include Irish at 9.9%, while Scottish and German ancestries each account for 4.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 82.7% of the population was born in Australia. Compared to the national figure of 27.7%, the 11.1% born overseas is far below. Aside from Australia, South Africa is the most common birthplace at 6.2%.
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 Purlewaugh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13289/purlewaugh/topic/ancestry-heritage