13.7% —
Higher than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Snowy Monaro Regional · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Snowy Monaro Regional
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, each claimed by 39.8% of people in Snowy Monaro Regional. This heritage reflects a population with deep roots in the region, where overseas births are far less common than in the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian backgrounds are the most frequent, followed by Irish at 12.8% and Scottish at 12.5%. German ancestry is also notable at 5.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13.7% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This is a small increase from 12.8% in 2016, with England the most common birthplace outside Australia at 3%.
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 Snowy Monaro Regional [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA17040/snowy-monaro-regional/topic/ancestry-heritage