2.8% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Swan Creek · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Swan Creek
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Very few residents were born outside Australia in Swan Creek, a trend that is much lower than in most similar areas. Most people here claim English or Australian ancestry, which reflects the small number of overseas-born residents.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 52.8% and 48.1% of the population. Other common backgrounds include Irish (12.3%) and Scottish (10.4%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 2.8% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. The vast majority of residents, 87.7%, were born in Australia.
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 Swan Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13721/swan-creek/topic/ancestry-heritage