8.6% ▼ -45.4%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Taree · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Taree
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Fewer people were born overseas in Taree than in most similar areas. The community is largely defined by its deep roots in Australia and the British Isles, with 82.7% of residents born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents claim Australian or English ancestry, making up 42.1% and 40.8% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish backgrounds are also common, each at 9.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.6% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below the national average of 27.7%. This proportion has fallen since 2011, when 15.8% of the population was born outside 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 Taree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL113016/taree/topic/ancestry-heritage