14.0% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Barney Point · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Barney Point
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Barney Point, where 39% of residents claim these roots. The area has a strong connection to British and Australian origins, though it is far less diverse in birthplace than the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, accounting for 39% and 32% of the population. Irish, Scottish, and German heritage follow at 10.4%, 8.1%, and 6.7% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 14% of people here were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the 27.7% national figure. Most residents were born in Australia (73.8%), with New Zealand, England, and the Philippines as the next most common birthplaces.
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 Barney Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30168/barney-point/topic/ancestry-heritage