12.7% ▲ +18.5%
Higher than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ballina · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ballina
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of overseas-born residents has shaped Ballina, with the proportion of people born abroad rising to 12.7% since 2011. While this is an increase, the area remains far less diverse in birthplace than the rest of the state and the nation.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 44.4% and 39.3% of the population, followed by Irish and Scottish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.7% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (81.4%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 3.7%.
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 Ballina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA10250/ballina/topic/ancestry-heritage