10.7% ▲ +93.2%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
West Tamworth · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in West Tamworth
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common background in West Tamworth, claimed by 37.9% of residents. This area is far less diverse than the state and national averages, with the vast majority of people born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is very common at 33.4%, followed by Irish (8.2%) and Scottish (6.5%) backgrounds. German ancestry accounts for another 3.1% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.7% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the New South Wales (29.3%) and Australian (27.7%) averages. Three quarters of residents were born in Australia, with the Philippines and Vietnam being the most common overseas birthplaces at 1.3% each.
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 Tamworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14269/west-tamworth/topic/ancestry-heritage