12.4% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Grassy · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Grassy
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong British and Irish roots shape the heritage of Grassy, where over half of the people claim Australian ancestry. The community is mostly born in Australia, with a small but notable proportion of residents arriving from overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestry are the most common, making up 38.8% and 50.4% of the population respectively, followed by Irish, German, and Dutch roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.4% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. While 75.2% were born in Australia, India is the most common overseas birthplace at 2.5%.
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 Grassy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60247/grassy/topic/ancestry-heritage