29.2% ▲ +58.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Skinners Shoot · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Skinners Shoot
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 30% of people in Skinners Shoot were born overseas, a figure much higher than in most similar areas. This mix of backgrounds is reflected in a strong prevalence of English, Australian, and Scottish ancestry. The area's overseas-born population is slightly above the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are English at 33.1% and Australian at 31.5%. Scottish roots are also common at 16.9%, followed by Irish and German backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 29.2% of residents were born outside Australia, which is about the same as the New South Wales average. While 56.9% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are Italy at 4.6% and England at 3.8%.
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 Skinners Shoot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13571/skinners-shoot/topic/ancestry-heritage