9.2% ▲ +20.2%
Lower than 70% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Maitland · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Maitland
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Few places in the region have such a strong local focus as Maitland, where nearly 9 in 10 residents were born in Australia. This creates a community with deep ties to its roots, though the number of overseas-born people has crept up slightly over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents claim Australian or English ancestry, with 44.3% and 43.1% respectively. Irish and Scottish heritage are also common, making up about 10% each of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.2% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. While this is lower than most areas, the proportion of overseas-born residents rose 1.5 percentage points since 2011.
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 Maitland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA15050/maitland/topic/ancestry-heritage