9.2% ▼ -29.9%
Lower than 86% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Singleton · Urban Area
Ancestry & Birthplace in Singleton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Singleton than in most similar areas. Only 9.2% of the population was born abroad, and the community is dominated by those with Australian, English, Irish, and Scottish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 45.5% and 42% respectively. Other common roots include Irish (10.6%), Scottish (10.1%) and German (4.8%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas has fallen 3.9 percentage points since 2011 to reach 9.2%. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%, with 85.4% of residents 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 Singleton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1029/singleton/topic/ancestry-heritage