8.8% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Reefton · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Reefton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Reefton compared to the rest of the state, with only 8.8% of residents arriving from abroad. This gap is striking, as the figure is 20 points lower than the New South Wales average. Most people here trace their roots back to Australia, England, and Germany.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 44.1%, followed by English at 20.6% and German at 14.7%. Scottish heritage is also present for 8.8% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most of the population was born in Australia, accounting for 82.4% of residents.
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 Reefton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13357/reefton/topic/ancestry-heritage