11.3% ▲ +17.9%
Lower than 66% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Forster - Tuncurry · Urban Area
Ancestry & Birthplace in Forster - Tuncurry
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 11.3% of people in Forster - Tuncurry were born overseas, a figure far below the national average. This reflects a population with very deep local roots and a strong connection to British and Irish heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 45% and 41.6% of the area. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, accounting for 11.6% and 10.5% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%, though it has risen slightly to 11.3% since 2011. Most people here were born in Australia (82.1%), followed by England at 3.4%.
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 Forster - Tuncurry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1013/forster-tuncurry/topic/ancestry-heritage