10.5% ▼ -34.0%
Lower than 91% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Shortland · Federal Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Shortland
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Fewer people were born overseas in Shortland by the 2021 census, with the proportion falling by 5.4 percentage points since 2011. This shift means 85.5% of the population was born in Australia, making the area far less diverse in birthplace than most other regions.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, accounting for 44.1% and 42.7% of residents respectively. Scottish and Irish roots are also prominent, at 11.9% and 11.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.5% of residents were born overseas, a figure far below the New South Wales (29.3%) and national (27.7%) figures. Outside of Australia, the most common birthplaces are England (2.7%) and New Zealand (1.1%).
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 Shortland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED141/shortland/topic/ancestry-heritage