9.4% ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 84% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Not in any Significant Urban Area · Urban Area
Ancestry & Birthplace in Not in any Significant Urban Area
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A very strong sense of local roots defines Not in any Significant Urban Area (NSW), where 81.6% of people were born in Australia. This area is far less diverse than the rest of the state, with a population rooted deeply in Australian, English, and Irish heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
People here most commonly identify with Australian (41.5%) and English (41.0%) ancestry, followed by Irish (12.2%) and Scottish (10.7%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.4% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national rate of 27.7%. This low proportion of overseas-born residents has barely changed since 2011.
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 Not in any Significant Urban Area [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1000/not-in-any-significant-urban-area/topic/ancestry-heritage