8.5% ▲ +50.5%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mudgee · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mudgee
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost 44% of people in Mudgee identify as Australian by ancestry, making it the most common heritage in the area. This strong local identity is paired with a very small overseas-born population, which is far below the figures for both New South Wales and the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is nearly as common as Australian at 43.6%, while Irish (12.6%) and Scottish (9.4%) roots also feature strongly in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.5% of residents were born overseas, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 29.3%. This proportion has risen by 2.9 percentage points since 2011, with most overseas-born residents coming from England, New Zealand, and the Philippines.
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 Mudgee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL113010/mudgee/topic/ancestry-heritage