24.5% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Singleton · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Singleton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far more people in Singleton identify as having an overseas birth than in most similar areas. While many residents trace their roots back to England and Australia, about 24.5% of the population was born in another country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 50.1% and 40.1% of the community. Scottish and Irish roots are also present at 10.9% and 9.6% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 24.5% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this is well below the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country. England is the most common birthplace outside Australia, accounting for 12.3% 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 Singleton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51354/singleton/topic/ancestry-heritage