9.6% ▼ -73.5%
Lower than 92% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 36.1%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Northern Tablelands · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Northern Tablelands
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A sharp drop in the proportion of overseas-born residents defines the recent history of Northern Tablelands. Only 9.6% of people here were born outside Australia, a figure that has plummeted 27 percentage points since 2011. This makes it one of the least diverse areas in the region.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 39.1% and English at 37.7%. Irish, Scottish, and German roots also feature, making up 11.1%, 10.5% and 4.3% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With only 9.6% of people born overseas, the area is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (78.6%), followed by England (1.6%) and New Zealand (0.9%).
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 Northern Tablelands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10061/northern-tablelands/topic/ancestry-heritage