3.9% ▲ +73.6%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Brigalow · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Brigalow than in most similar areas. The town is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with the vast majority of residents claiming Australian, English, or German roots.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 40.9%, followed by English at 32.6% and German at 23.2%. Scottish and Irish roots are also present at 11.0% and 8.8% respectively.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 3.9% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. In total, 77.3% of people in Brigalow were born in Australia.
3.9% ▲ +73.6%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Brigalow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30371/brigalow/topic/ancestry-heritage