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Inner Regional Australia · Remoteness Area

Ancestry & Birthplace in Inner Regional Australia

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Just 11.6% of people in Inner Regional Australia were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. The area is shaped by a very strong British and Irish heritage, with English and Australian ancestries each accounting for about 40% of the population.

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📍 Inner Regional Australia, Remoteness Area

Where Inner Regional Australia sits — People born overseas

11.6% ▲ +15.6%

All remoteness area areas, 2021. The marker is Inner Regional Australia — lower than 68% of areas.

Inner Regional Australia11.6%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English (41.8%) and Australian (40.8%) are the most common ancestries, followed by Irish (12.4%) and Scottish (10.8%) roots.

Ancestry

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Inner Regional Australia splits fairly evenly between English (36%) and Australian (35%), with Irish at 11%.

English 41.8% Australian 40.8% Irish 12.4% Scottish 10.8% German 4.3% Italian 2.4% Dutch 1.4% Chinese 0.9% Indian 0.7% Filipino 0.7%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

The proportion of people born overseas is much lower than in most other areas and sits 16 points below the Australian average, though it has risen slightly since 2011.

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11.6% ▲ +15.6%

Lower than 68% of remoteness area areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

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 Inner Regional Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA11/inner-regional-australia/topic/ancestry-heritage