17.0% ▼ -21.1%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Paracombe · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Paracombe
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common in Paracombe, with both making up about 41% of the population. This creates a strong British-Australian heritage for the area, though there is also a notable presence of Italian and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
People of Australian and English descent are the most frequent, while Italian ancestry is also common at 9.2%. Irish and Scottish roots each make up 8.7% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 17% of people here were born overseas, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this figure is far below the national average of 27.7%, with 80.5% 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 Paracombe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41100/paracombe/topic/ancestry-heritage