7.1% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Sandy Creek · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Sandy Creek
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower proportion of people were born overseas in Sandy Creek compared to the rest of the state. Most residents here share traditional roots, with over half claiming Australian ancestry and many others tracing their heritage back to the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 52.4%, English at 35.7%, and Scottish at 23.8%. Irish heritage is also present for 14.3% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.1% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. About 76.2% of the population was born in Australia, while 7.1% were born in England.
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 Sandy Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13496/sandy-creek/topic/ancestry-heritage