4.2% ▲ +179.6%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Smithtown · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Smithtown
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A tiny fraction of the population was born overseas in Smithtown, with only 4.2% of residents arriving from abroad. This is far below the national figure of 27.7%, making it a community where the vast majority of people were born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people in Smithtown claim English (47.0%) or Australian (44.2%) ancestry, while Irish and Scottish roots are also common at 11.5% and 9.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The vast majority of residents were born in Australia (87.4%). This is much lower than most areas and sits 25 points below the New South Wales average.
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 Smithtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13580/smithtown/topic/ancestry-heritage