8.1% ▲ +28.9%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Verges Creek · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Verges Creek
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Verges Creek than in most similar areas. With only 8.1% of the population born abroad, this is a community where the vast majority of residents have Australian roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
About half of the residents identify as Australian, with English ancestry being the next most common at 35.6%. Irish, Scottish, and German ancestries also make up a small part of the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is far below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia. Most residents were born in Australia (83.6%), while a small number of people were born in 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 Verges Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14090/verges-creek/topic/ancestry-heritage