15.7% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Robertson · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Robertson
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian ancestry remain the most common roots for people in Robertson. While the area is predominantly Australian-born, it has a higher proportion of overseas-born residents than most similar areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 43.7%, followed closely by Australian at 41.9%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, making up 15.0% and 12.7% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 15.7% of people here were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%, with 77.9% of residents born in Australia.
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 Robertson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13389/robertson/topic/ancestry-heritage