8.8% ▼ -55.3%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Buxton · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Buxton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common heritage in Buxton, where 47.3% of people claim these roots. The area is predominantly born in Australia, with a small number of residents hailing from overseas. This creates a strong traditional English-speaking profile across the community.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most prevalent, accounting for 47.3% and 43.2% of the population respectively. Irish (9.1%), Scottish (8.6%) and Italian (4.0%) roots also make up a part of the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.8% of people in Buxton were born overseas, a figure that is far below the New South Wales average of 29.3%. This is a significant drop from 2011, when the proportion of overseas-born residents was 19.6%.
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 Buxton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115034/buxton/topic/ancestry-heritage