13.4% ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Upper Orara · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Upper Orara
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 Upper Orara compared to the rest of the country, at just 13.4%. This small overseas-born population is part of a community where most residents identify with British and Irish roots. Around 77.6% of people here were born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 41.5% and English at 36.2%. Other significant groups include Scottish, Irish, and German ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13.4% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national average of 27.7%. Aside from Australia, the most common birthplaces are England, New Zealand, and South Africa.
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 Orara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14059/upper-orara/topic/ancestry-heritage