10.8% ▲ +32.8%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Barmedman · Urban Centre
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Barmedman (L) than in the wider state, with only 10.8% born abroad. This small locality is largely made up of people with English and Australian ancestry.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 46.2% and 42.5% of the population. Other significant ancestral groups include Scottish at 14.6% and Irish at 8.0%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of people born overseas rose 2.7 percentage points since 2011 to reach 10.8%, though this is still far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Three quarters of the population were born in Australia, followed by England and New Zealand.
10.8% ▲ +32.8%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Barmedman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122013/barmedman/topic/ancestry-heritage