17.6% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Berry · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Berry
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Deep English and Australian roots shape the identity of Berry, where over half the residents claim English ancestry. This heritage is reflected in the local population, as the area maintains a much smaller overseas-born community than the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common here at 50.4%, followed by Australian at 36.8%, Irish at 16.7%, and Scottish at 15.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 17.6% of people in Berry were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas, though far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, with 78.6% of the population born in 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 Berry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115017/berry/topic/ancestry-heritage