5.4% ▼ -1.3%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Blayney · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Blayney
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 5.4% of people in Blayney were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This small proportion of overseas-born residents has barely changed since 2011. Most people here identify with traditional British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, with 47.6% and 44.7% of residents claiming these backgrounds. Irish and Scottish roots are also present at 13.2% and 10.1% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is much lower than in most areas, sitting at 5.4% compared to 27.7% across Australia. This matches the 2011 figure exactly, with 91.3% 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 Blayney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115020/blayney/topic/ancestry-heritage