14.8% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Yelgun · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Yelgun
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Changing patterns of heritage and birth define Yelgun, where over half of the people identify as Australian by ancestry. This area has a strong British influence, with English and Scottish roots being very common among residents.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestry are the most common here, making up 51.1% and 43.2% of the population. Scottish, Irish and German heritage are also seen in smaller numbers.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 14.8% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is far below the figures for New South Wales and Australia, with 80.7% of residents born in Australia.
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 Yelgun [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14517/yelgun/topic/ancestry-heritage