17.0% ▲ +6.2%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Yarramalong · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Yarramalong
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Yarramalong than in the rest of the state, with only 17% born abroad. Most residents identify with British or Australian roots, reflecting a strong traditional ancestral makeup for the area.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half of residents claim Australian ancestry (45.9%), followed by English (36.2%), Irish (13.7%), and Scottish (7.3%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 17% of people were born overseas—which is higher than most similar areas—this is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. The vast majority of the population was born in Australia (80.2%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 6.4%.
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 Yarramalong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14493/yarramalong/topic/ancestry-heritage