11.5% ▼ -12.1%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Tahmoor · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Tahmoor
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of colonial heritage defines Tahmoor, where nearly 85% of the population was born in Australia. The area is far less diverse than the state and national averages, with a huge majority of residents claiming English, Irish, or Scottish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 44.3% and 40.8% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent at 10.8% and 9.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.5% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. This lower level of overseas birth is consistent with the fact that 84.7% of residents 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 Tahmoor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13742/tahmoor/topic/ancestry-heritage