7.7% ▲ +86.8%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
South Tamworth · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in South Tamworth
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in South Tamworth than in most similar areas. Only 7.7% of residents were born abroad, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This reflects a population with very strong ties to Australia and the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries here, making up 42.2% and 35.8% of the population. Other common roots include Irish (8.8%), Scottish (7.4%), and German (3.5%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The overseas-born population is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Most residents were born in Australia (81.4%), while the smallest groups from other countries include Vietnam (1.0%), the Philippines (0.9%), England (0.8%), and China (0.7%).
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 South Tamworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13613/south-tamworth/topic/ancestry-heritage