6.9% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Zara · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Zara
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in Zara compared to the rest of the state. Only 6.9% of residents were born outside Australia, which is much lower than the national figure. This makes the area's birthplace profile stand out significantly from the broader New South Wales population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are most common here, making up 33.3% and 31.0% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots each account for 10.3%, while Filipino ancestry is held by 5.7% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.9% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national average of 27.7%. The vast majority of the community were born in Australia, accounting for 71.3% of residents.
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 Zara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14541/zara/topic/ancestry-heritage