3.6% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Turrawan · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in Turrawan compared to the rest of the country. Only 3.6% of the population was born abroad, which is much lower than most similar areas.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry here at 48.2%, followed by Australian at 41.0%. Other common ancestries include Irish at 14.5% and Scottish at 10.8%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The percentage of people born overseas is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia, accounting for 86.7% of the population.
3.6% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Turrawan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13999/turrawan/topic/ancestry-heritage