5.7% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Sandigo · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Sandigo
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Just 5.7% of people in Sandigo were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area much less diverse than most other parts of Australia. Most residents identify with roots in the British Isles or Australia itself.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 58.6%, followed by English at 23.0%. Scottish, Irish, and German roots each account for a smaller portion of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national rate of 27.7%. While 74.7% of people were born in Australia, South Africa is the most common overseas birthplace at 3.4%.
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 Sandigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13490/sandigo/topic/ancestry-heritage