10.1% ▼ -77.4%
Lower than 90% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 44.8%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Swansea · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Swansea
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strongly traditional roots define the community of Swansea, where the vast majority of residents share a common English, Australian, or Irish heritage. Very few people here were born overseas, making it much more homogeneous than other parts of the region.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are most common, making up 45.2% and 42.7% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also significant, each accounting for over 11% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.1% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below the New South Wales average and has fallen by 35 points since 2011. This means 85.4% of the population was 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 Swansea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10079/swansea/topic/ancestry-heritage