15.3% ▲ +8.2%
Lower than 74% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Hinkler · Federal Electorate
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A slight rise in the number of people born overseas defines the recent trend for Hinkler. While this figure grew by 1.2 percentage points since 2011 to reach 15.3%, the area remains far less diverse than the rest of the country.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common here, making up 43.9% and 38.8% of the population respectively. Scottish, Irish and German roots also feature prominently.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 15.3% of people were born overseas, which is much lower than most areas and far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (78.5%), followed by England, New Zealand, the Philippines and South Africa.
15.3% ▲ +8.2%
Lower than 74% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Hinkler [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED316/hinkler/topic/ancestry-heritage