8.0% ▲ +30.3%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Townsend · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Townsend
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower proportion of people were born overseas in Townsend compared to the state or national average. Most residents here have roots in the British Isles, with nearly 44% claiming Australian ancestry and 41% English.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
British heritage is very strong here, with English, Scottish, and Irish ancestries combined making up over half the population. German ancestry is also present at 4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. The vast majority of residents were born in Australia, followed by small numbers from England and 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 Townsend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13946/townsend/topic/ancestry-heritage