20.8% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Upper Colo · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Upper Colo
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much lower proportion of people were born overseas in Upper Colo compared to the rest of the state. While 89.6% of the population was born in Australia, the area still shows a strong connection to its British roots through high levels of English and Scottish ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are equally common at 39.6% each, followed by Scottish ancestry at 18.8% and Dutch at 6.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 20.8% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Outside of Australia, South Africa is the most common birthplace at 8.3%.
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 Upper Colo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14035/upper-colo/topic/ancestry-heritage