7.8% ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Inverell · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Inverell
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common identity in Inverell, where 42.7% of people claim this heritage. The area is predominantly born in Australia, with a very small proportion of residents arriving from overseas compared to the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is also very common at 38.6%, followed by Irish (9.1%), Scottish (8.7%) and German (3.8%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.8% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and has fallen since 2011. Most residents were born in Australia (82.2%), with the next most common birthplaces being the Philippines, England, New Zealand and India.
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 Inverell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL114015/inverell/topic/ancestry-heritage