20.8% ▲ +299.9%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Hillston · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Hillston
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than one in five people in Hillston were born overseas, which is among the highest proportions for similar areas. While this is well below the national figure, the number of overseas-born residents has risen sharply since 2011. This shift is reflected in a diverse mix of ancestors, with Australian and English roots being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 33.2% and English at 32.6%. Other notable groups include Irish at 8.1%, Scottish at 7.3%, and German at 3.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 20.8% of residents were born overseas, a figure that rose 16 percentage points since 2011. While this is much lower than the New South Wales figure of 29.3%, a significant number of people now hail from India (4.5%), followed by England, Italy, and South Africa.
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 Hillston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115081/hillston/topic/ancestry-heritage