6.1% ▼ -18.6%
Lower than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Peak Hill · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Peak Hill
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A very strong sense of heritage defines Peak Hill, where a huge majority of residents trace their roots back to the British Isles. Most people here were born in Australia, contributing to a community with a very small overseas-born population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 34.8% and 33.7% of the population. Scottish and Irish roots are also prominent at 7.4% and 7.2% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.1% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below the New South Wales average of 29.3% and has fallen since 2011. About 80.1% of the population was 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 Peak Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121094/peak-hill/topic/ancestry-heritage