8.6% ▼ -33.2%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Urunga · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Urunga
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Urunga, where 43.9% of people claim this background. The area is very traditional in its roots, with the vast majority of residents born in Australia or hailing from British and Irish ancestors.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most prominent, making up 43.9% and 41.9% of the population respectively. Other common backgrounds include Irish at 13.8% and Scottish at 10.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.6% of people here were born overseas, a figure that is far below the New South Wales and national averages. This proportion has fallen 4.3 points since 2011, with 82.6% of residents 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 Urunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115144/urunga/topic/ancestry-heritage