13.9% ▼ -35.4%
Lower than 78% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Hawkesbury · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Hawkesbury
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in Hawkesbury compared to the rest of the state. Only 13.9% of residents were born abroad, which is much lower than most other areas and stands in stark contrast to the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. This trend has strengthened over time, with the overseas-born population falling by 7.6 percentage points since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries, accounting for 40.4% and 39.4% of the population respectively. Other common roots include Irish at 10.5% and Scottish at 9.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The vast majority of residents were born in Australia, representing 81.8% of the population. Of those born overseas, the most common origins are England at 3.3% and New Zealand at 1.2%.
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 Hawkesbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10033/hawkesbury/topic/ancestry-heritage