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Young · Urban Centre

Ancestry & Birthplace in Young

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Just 8.4% of people in Young were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This makes the town much less diverse in birthplaces than most other areas in Australia. Most residents here claim Australian or English ancestry.

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📍 Young, Urban Centre

Where Young sits — People born overseas

8.4% —

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Young — lower than 68% of areas.

Young8.4%
2594, NSW 7.9%
New South Wales 29.3%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

The most common ancestries are Australian (44.5%) and English (40.8%), followed by Irish at 12.9% and Scottish at 9.0%.

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

A far lower share of people were born overseas compared to New South Wales and Australia, with 84.8% of the population born in Australia. Those born abroad most commonly come from England, the Philippines, New Zealand, and China.

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 Young [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL114038/young/topic/ancestry-heritage