15.2% ▲ +78.8%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Patonga · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Patonga
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing share of the population was born overseas, with 15.2% of Patonga residents now coming from abroad. This is a notable rise from 8.5% in 2011, though the area remains far more Australian-born than the state and national averages.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 40.8%, followed by Australian at 30.3%, Irish at 16.1%, and Scottish at 15.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 69.7% of people were born in Australia, those born overseas make up 15.2% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure is still far below the New South Wales average of 29.3%, with England, New Zealand and Italy being the main overseas birthplaces.
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 Patonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122108/patonga/topic/ancestry-heritage