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Yass ValleyCommunity profile

Yass Valley Council area

Overseas arrivals

894 males who were living in Yass Valley Council area in 2021 were born overseas, and 5% arrived in Australia within 5 years prior to 2021.

The Year of Arrival data records when the overseas born population arrived in Australia. The data shows the degree to which areas are 'ports' for new overseas arrivals and reveals the role of Yass Valley Council area in housing the overseas-born. The number of recent overseas arrivals in an area is often determined by housing affordability, employment opportunities and pre-existing communities located in the area.

Yass Valley Council area's Year of Arrival data, when used with Birthplace, Religion and Language Spoken at Home data, is a good indicator of the likely need for services in migrant communities.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'In what year did the person first arrive in Australia to live here for one year or more?'

Overseas arrivals
Yass Valley Council area - Overseas born (Usual residence)2021
Year of arrival in AustraliaNumber%Yass %
Arrived in 1960 or earlier10111.310.4
1961 to 197014716.414.1
1971 to 198014916.714.4
1981 to 199012013.412.8
1991 to 2000869.68.7
2001 to 201014316.015.8
2011 to 2015788.712.1
2016 to Aug 2021495.58.4
Not stated212.33.4
Total894100.0100.0
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the year of arrival for the overseas born male population of Yass Valley Council area in 2021 compared to Yass shows that there was a larger proportion of males who arrived before 2001, and a smaller proportion of recent overseas arrivals (those who arrived between 2016 to Aug 2021).

Overall, 67.4% of the overseas born male population arrived before 2001, and 5% arrived during or after 2016, compared with 60.4% and 8.4% respectively for Yass.

The major differences in year of arrival data in the male population between Yass Valley Council area and Yass are:

  • A larger percentage of arrivals between 1961 to 1970 (16.4% compared to 14.1%)
  • A larger percentage of arrivals between 1971 to 1980 (16.7% compared to 14.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of arrivals between 2011 to 2015 (8.7% compared to 12.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of arrivals between 2016 to Aug 2021 (5.5% compared to 8.4%)

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