14.7% ▲ +33.4%
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mitchell · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mitchell
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
British and Irish roots anchor the identity of Mitchell, where a huge majority of people claim these ancestral ties. While the area remains heavily Australian-born, the proportion of people from overseas has grown steadily over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian, English, Irish, and Scottish ancestries are the most common, with the first two each accounting for over 36% of the population. Italian ancestry is also significant at 5.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly 15% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas and has risen 3.7 percentage points since 2011. Despite this growth, the figure is still far below the state and national rates, with 79.1% of residents born in Australia.
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 Mitchell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA24850/mitchell/topic/ancestry-heritage