9.6% ▲ +6.7%
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Pyrenees · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Pyrenees
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 9.6% of people in Pyrenees were born overseas, making it a community with very few international arrivals compared to the rest of the country. Most residents trace their roots to the British Isles, with English and Australian ancestries being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up about 42% and 40% of the population respectively, followed by Scottish and Irish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Born-overseas figures are far below the national figure of 27.7%, and this has barely changed since 2011. Most people here were born in Australia, with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 3.6%.
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 Pyrenees [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA25990/pyrenees/topic/ancestry-heritage