8.5% ▲ +24.5%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
West Bathurst · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in West Bathurst
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in West Bathurst, where 42.2% of people claim these roots. The area is overwhelmingly Australian-born and has a very low proportion of overseas-born residents compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, accounting for 42.2% and 40.3% of the population. Irish, Scottish, and German roots are also common, making up 14.3%, 9.8% and 3.9% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.5% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national average of 27.7%. While 83.9% were born in Australia, others most commonly came from England, New Zealand, the Philippines and India.
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 West Bathurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14258/west-bathurst/topic/ancestry-heritage