37.5% ▲ +149.3%
Higher than 78% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 37.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Macnamara · Federal Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Macnamara
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than a third of residents in Macnamara were born overseas, a figure that has jumped by 22 percentage points since 2011. This mix of backgrounds creates a diverse community where English, Australian, Irish, Scottish, and Chinese ancestries are the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 28.1%, followed by Australian at 21.7% and Irish at 11.7%. Scottish and Chinese backgrounds are also prominent, making up 8.8% and 7.4% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Overseas-born residents make up 37.5% of the area, which is well above the 30% seen across Victoria and the national figure of 27.7%. While 56.8% of people were born in Australia, the largest overseas groups come from England, India, China, and New Zealand.
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 Macnamara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED229/macnamara/topic/ancestry-heritage