13.6% ▲ +11.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Yarrawarrah · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Yarrawarrah
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Yarrawarrah than in the rest of New South Wales. While 13.6% of residents were born abroad, this is far below the state and national figures. Most people here trace their roots back to the British Isles, with Australian and English ancestries being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most prominent here, making up 44.8% and 43.7% of the population respectively. Other common ancestries include Irish at 14.0% and Scottish at 10.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Just 13.6% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. The vast majority were born in Australia (84.9%), followed by England (3.5%) and New Zealand (1.6%).
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 Yarrawarrah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14503/yarrawarrah/topic/ancestry-heritage