11.8% ▲ +11.9%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Terara · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Terara
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 11.8% of people in Terara were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. Most residents trace their roots back to the British Isles or Australia, creating a population with very few recent arrivals from other parts of the world.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries, making up 45.6% and 40.7% of the population respectively. Scottish and Irish backgrounds are also common, while Dutch ancestry is seen in 2.3% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Born-overseas residents make up 11.8% of the area, a figure far below the 29.3% seen across New South Wales. Three quarters of people were born in Australia, with England the most frequent overseas birthplace at 5.9%.
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 Terara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13810/terara/topic/ancestry-heritage