17.0% ▲ +262.3%
Higher than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Menzies · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Menzies
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A jump in overseas arrivals has shifted the makeup of Menzies, with the share of people born abroad rising by 12 percentage points since 2011. While many residents still claim English or Australian ancestry, the area is becoming more diverse. Currently, 17% of the population was born outside Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 25.4%, followed by Australian at 16.6% and Irish at 6.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 17% of people born overseas is higher than in most similar areas, though this figure remains far below the national average of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (52.1%), followed by New Zealand (5.7%) and England (3.8%).
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 Menzies [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA55390/menzies/topic/ancestry-heritage