22.2% ▲ +197.2%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Putty · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Putty
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Traditional roots define daily life in Putty, where almost half the population identifies as English. The area has a strong colonial heritage, though the number of people born overseas is much higher than in most similar areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 44.4%, followed by Australian at 29.4% and Irish at 19.0%. Scottish and German heritage are also present, making up 11.9% and 7.1% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 22.2% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this is well below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Most residents were born in Australia (69.8%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 7.1%.
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 Putty [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13292/putty/topic/ancestry-heritage