8.9% ▲ +23.6%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Taree · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Taree
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Local roots run deep in Taree, where 82.1% of people were born in Australia. This strong tie to the land is reflected in the community's heritage, with over 82% of residents claiming Australian or English ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, each making up about 41% of the population. Scottish and Irish roots are also prominent, accounting for 9.3% and 9.0% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.9% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national average of 27.7%. Most of these residents came from England, India, the Philippines or New Zealand.
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 Taree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13779/taree/topic/ancestry-heritage