8.0% ▲ +11.2%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Barraba · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Barraba
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Barraba than in most similar areas. While the population has a very strong British and Irish heritage, only 8% of residents were born outside Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 46% and 39.9% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent at 12% and 9.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the figures for both New South Wales (29.3%) and Australia (27.7%). This proportion rose slightly from 7.2% in 2011, with England as the most common overseas birthplace at 2.5%.
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 Barraba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115010/barraba/topic/ancestry-heritage