20.0% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Tallowwood Ridge · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much smaller share of people were born overseas in Tallowwood Ridge compared to the state and national figures. While 20% of residents were born abroad, this is well below the New South Wales average of 29.3%. The area remains predominantly rooted in British and Irish heritage.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 52.0%, followed by Australian at 32.0% and Irish at 20.0%. Scottish heritage is also present for 12.0% of the population.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Born in Australia, 64.0% of residents were born locally, while 20.0% were born in England. This overseas-born population is much higher than in most similar areas, despite being well below the national figure of 27.7%.
20.0% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Tallowwood Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13751/tallowwood-ridge/topic/ancestry-heritage