15.5% ▼ -39.0%
Lower than 73% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Macquarie · Federal Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Macquarie
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Macquarie, where 42.2% of people claim this background. The area is predominantly Australian-born, with a small proportion of overseas-born residents compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestry are the most frequent, making up 42.2% and 39.5% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also common, at 13.5% and 11.6%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 15.5% of residents were born overseas, a figure far below the national average of 27.7%. This is a significant drop from 2011, when the proportion of overseas-born people was 25.5%.
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 Macquarie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED127/macquarie/topic/ancestry-heritage