6.9% ▼ -38.2%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Farleigh · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Farleigh
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Farleigh (L) has a much lower proportion of overseas-born residents than most similar areas. Only 6.9% of the population was born in another country, with a strong local heritage dominated by Australian and English roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries here, making up 36.0% and 34.0% of the population respectively. Irish, Scottish, and German roots also feature prominently.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The overseas-born population is far below the national figure of 27.7%, and has fallen by 4.3 percentage points since 2011. Most people were born in Australia (80.2%), followed by England, New Zealand, and South Africa.
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 Farleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322043/farleigh/topic/ancestry-heritage