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Ashley · Urban Centre

Ancestry & Birthplace in Ashley

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

A very high proportion of local residents were born in Australia, making Ashley (L) a place with few overseas arrivals. This is seen in the birth statistics, where only 6.4% of people were born abroad.

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📍 Ashley, Urban Centre

Where Ashley sits — People born overseas

6.4% ▼ -13.5%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Ashley — lower than 81% of areas.

Ashley6.4%
2400, NSW 6.0%
New South Wales 29.3%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

More than half of the residents claim Australian ancestry, followed by English at 33.6%, Irish at 10.4%, and Scottish at 6.1%.

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In Ashley, the largest group is Australian at 50%, followed by English (30%) and Irish (9%).

Australian 55.4% English 33.6% Irish 10.4% Scottish 6.1% German 3.9% Chinese 1.8%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Only 6.4% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has fallen slightly since 2011, and 80.7% of the population was born in Australia.

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6.4% ▼ -13.5%

Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

Country of birth

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In Ashley, Australia is the majority at 97%; England is next at 2%.

Australia 80.7% England 1.4% New Zealand 1.1%

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 Ashley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122008/ashley/topic/ancestry-heritage