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Yass · Urban Centre

Ancestry & Birthplace in Yass

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 Yass, where nearly half of residents claim this heritage. This local identity is mirrored by a very high proportion of people born within the country, making the area far less diverse in birthplaces than the rest of the state.

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📍 Yass, Urban Centre

Where Yass sits — People born overseas

9.3% —

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Yass — lower than 61% of areas.

Yass9.3%
2582, NSW 10.6%
New South Wales 29.3%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

Most residents identify with roots in the British Isles, with 41.3% claiming English, 13.7% Irish, and 10.7% Scottish ancestry. German heritage is also present for 3.8% of the population.

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Only 9.3% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the New South Wales rate of 29.3%. This means 85.5% of the population was born in Australia, with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 2.6%.

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 Yass [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL114037/yass/topic/ancestry-heritage