8.2% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Yarrowford · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Ancestry and birthplace patterns in Yarrowford have remained steady, with the vast majority of residents tracing their roots to British and European origins. Most people here were born in Australia, and the local community shows a much lower level of overseas birth compared to the rest of the state.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half of the people in Yarrowford identify as Australian (49.1%), followed by those with English (37.3%), Scottish (10.0%), German (10.0%), and Irish (9.1%) ancestry.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.2% of residents were born overseas, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 29.3%. Most people were born in Australia (75.5%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 6.4%.
8.2% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Yarrowford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14508/yarrowford/topic/ancestry-heritage